Primary intraocular lymphoma mimicking late postoperative endophthalmitis.
We treated a 65-year old woman with diffuse uveitis and an intraocular mass. The diffuse uveitis resolved with the administration of corticosteroids, but the intraocular mass did not respond to treatment. A transscleral biopsy of the lesion was performed. Histopathological study revealed non-Hodgkin's large-cell lymphoma. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the tumor cells were derived from B-cells. The intraocular mass diminished after radiation therapy. The transscleral biopsy proved useful in establishing the correct diagnosis.
Matsuo
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Department of Ophthalmology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
Nakatuka
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Matsuura
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Yokoyama
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D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001623:Betamethasone