title: Orbital lymphoma misdiagnosed as scleritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe two patients in whom orbital lymphoma was misdiagnosed and treated as scleritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two case reports with clinicopathologic correlation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Each patient underwent clinical, radiologic, and histologic assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Histologic confirmation of the diagnosis of orbital lymphoma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The two patients who had been diagnosed and treated as having scleritis were found to have orbital lymphoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The differential diagnosis for scleritis should include lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Suzanne E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dorey
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Viki A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Christopoulos
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lightman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor