OCULAR INVOLVEMENT IN MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA
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Accepted
28 March 2026
Available Online
15 September 2018
Abstract
THIS PAPERS AIM IS TO REVIEW AND TO SYNTHETIZE THE OCULAR INVOLVEMENT IN LYMPHOMA BECAUSE THE INCIDENCE OF OCULAR LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASES, ESPECIALLY OCULAR LYMPHOMA, HAS INCREA SED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. INSPITE OF THAT, CLASSIFI CATION AND PROPER AND DEFINITIVE TREATMENT ARE STILL CHALLENGING FOR MANY DOCTORS. A GOOD COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST AND THE HEMATOLOGIST IS NECESSARY BECAUSE ORBITAL LYMPHOPROLIFERATIONS HAVE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PROGNOSIS. WE ALSO PRESENT 4 CASES OF LYMPHOMA -2 OF PRIMARY ORBITAL LYMPHOMA AND 2 OF NON- HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. WE HAVE CHOSEN CASES OF DIFFERENT SEVERITY AND INVOLVEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT ONES AGAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSIS AND PROPER THERAPEUTICAL MANAGEMENT.
Keywords
LYMPHOMA
OCULAR INVOLVEMENT
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
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