title: Eyelid lymphoma in a patient with a gold weight implant.
abstract: METHODS
  A male patient with an exposure keratopathy caused by lagophthalmos. A gold weight was implanted in the right upper eyelid. Eight months later, he presented with erythema and swelling of right upper eyelid. An incisional biopsy was performed, reporting extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  when a tumour at the site of a gold weight implant is refractory to treatment, it is essential to perform an incisional biopsy to establish the histopathological diagnosis. Ocular adnexal lymphomas are relatively common. The presence of foreign material can cause chronic inflammation that could be the stimulus for the development of a lymphoproliferative disorder.
authors: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: ldinisio@gmail.com.
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Di Nisio
authors: Servicio de Patología Oftalmológica, Fundación Oftalmológica Argentina Jorge Malbrán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: J O
authors: JO
authors: Croxatto
authors: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Mansur
authors: Byplast, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Aldecoa
authors: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Weil
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D006046:Gold
keywords: Enfermedad linfoproliferativa; Gold weight eyelid implant; Implante de pesa de oro; Inflammatory reaction; Lagoftalmos; Lagophthalmos; Linfoma; Lymphoproliferative disorders; Reacción inflamatoria; lymphoma