Systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma simulating primary intraocular lymphoma.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of an unusual presentation of systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with clinical and histopathologic findings closely resembling that of primary intraocular lymphoma.


METHODS
Observational case report.


METHODS
A 58-year-old woman with a history of treated systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presented 2 years later with a subretinal lesion and intraocular inflammation in her left eye.


RESULTS
Diagnostic enucleation and histopathologic studies revealed findings consistent with primary intraocular lymphoma including intraretinal, subretinal, and subretinal pigment epithelial tumor cells without involvement of the choroid.


CONCLUSIONS
We conclude that systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can present remotely with findings resembling primary intraocular lymphoma and should be included in the differential diagnosis of intraocular inflammation and subretinal infiltrates.
Parikh
Anup H
AH
Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Khan
Sameer H
SH
Wright
John D
JD
Oh
Kean T
KT
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*