Abstract
SUMMARY The authors describe a case of systemic lymphoma with ocular involvement as a histopathologic finding after the enucleation of a blind painful eye. The patient had chronic renal insufficiency and hypertension and had underwent multiple ophthalmologic surgical procedures. This paper discusses the histopatological aspects of the tumor, moreover the more frequent types of ocular lymphomas.
Highlights
The ocular presentation of lympho mas is rare, and can be divided basi cally in its primary form, where it attacks first the retina and vitreous and shows signs and symptoms of an ocular uni or bilateral inflammation, and the secondary or systemic form, where it manifest itself as an uveal tumor, frequently with an extraocular exten sion
This paper discusses the histopatological aspects of the tumor, the more frequent types of ocular lymphomas
It can be the systemic lympho ma' s first manifestation. We can differentiated this lymphomas accor ding to its cellular origin in T or B cells, with great precision by the im munohistochemistry
Summary
The authors describe a case ofsystemic lymphoma with ocular involvement as a histopathologic finding after the enucleation of a blind painful eye. This paper discusses the histopatological aspects of the tumor, the more frequent types of ocular lymphomas
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