title: A case of primary peripheral T-cell type non-Hodgkin lymphoma originating in the iris--clinicopathological findings.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The ocular adnexal region is the primary localization of extranodal lymphoma in 5% to 15% of all Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Intraocular lymphoma of T-cell origin is extremely rare and such sites of infiltration have been rarely observed in clinical examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  We presented a 56-year-old man with iris infiltration by primary intraocular peripheral T-cell lymphoma. The patient was in clinical stage I BE and the treatment was initiated according to cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, oncovin, prednisone (CHOP) regimen. When the second course of the therapy was scheduled, the patient developed central nervous system lymphoma infiltration. Although De Angelis regimen was used, 3 months after the diagnosis was established, lethal outcome ensued due to disease progression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to our experience we can conclude that further therapeutical approach to patients with primary intraocular T-cell lymphoma requires modification of conventional treatment regimens. The lower median survival in these patients suggests that the disease may be of more aggressive course.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Center of Serbia, Institute of Hematology, Belgrade, Serbia. bimih@eunet.rs
authors.forename: Biljana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mihaljević
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sretenović
authors.forename: Ljubomir
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jaković
authors.forename: Maja Perunicić
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.forename: Dragana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kovacević
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rasić
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Latković
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D016411:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged