title: Immunoblastic T-cell lymphoma presenting as an eyelid tumor.
abstract: A 59-year-old white man presented with an ulcerating mass of the left upper eyelid of 6 months' duration. A biopsy specimen of the tumor was diagnosed as an immunoblastic T-cell malignant lymphoma. The lesion completely regressed after 4000 cGy of cobalt-60 radiation therapy. In the ensuing 33 months, multiple, widespread skin nodules of the same neoplasm developed including a right upper eyelid tumor. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of an immunoblastic T-cell lymphoma initially manifesting as an eyelid neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brownstein
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Codère
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D016411:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed