Blepharoplasty revealing orbital lymphoma.
Blepharoplasty is a frequent request in consultations of plastic surgery. Patients are often presenting with a progressive swelling of the eyelids. For functional or aesthetic reasons, we commonly perform a superior and/or inferior blepharoplasty to correct this problem. We present the case of a 72-year-old woman who consulted us with a prominent unattractive swelling of both lower eyelids. Because of the atypical and suspicious presentation, supplementary examinations were conducted, and the fat was also sent for analysis. A diagnosis of unilateral orbital lymphoma was obtained. The patient was treated as a primarily localized lymphoma with a positive outcome. When correctly diagnosed and treated, orbital lymphomas can have a very good prognosis.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. taliamarival@yahoo.fr
Talia
T
Marival
Séverine
S
Carpentier
Shiran
S
Vandaele
Serge
S
de Fontaine
D000328:Adult; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004954:Esthetics; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome