Bilateral conjunctival extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma.
Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphomas (EMZLs), while relatively common in adults, are rare entities in the pediatric population. A subclass of the typically aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas, the few reported pediatric cases indicate that, as in adults, these tumors tend to be indolent. We present a case of EMZL arising in the conjunctivae in a 9-year-old male with bilateral disease. The patient was treated with surgical excision alone and has remained disease-free 6 years after the operation.
Kram
David E
DE
Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida 33155, USA.
Brathwaite
Carole D
CD
Khatib
Ziad A
ZA
D002648:Child; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male