Orbital and conjunctival involvement in multiple myeloma. Report of a case.
Benjamin, Ivy, Taylor, Herbert, and Spindler, James: Orbital and conjuctival involvement in multiple myeloma. Report of a case. Am J Clin Pathol 63: 811-817, 1975. Orbital and conjunctival involvement in multiple myeloma are rare. In most reported cases of multiple myeloma with orbital involvement proptosis has been the initial manifestation that has led to diagnosis of the disease. Our case represents and example of terminal involvement of the orbit and conjunctiva, causing proptosis. The minimal conjunctival changes were the first indication of neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells in this location and, presumably, the orbit.
D001344:Autopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D005132:Eye Manifestations; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013997:Time Factors