CONJUNCTIVAL MALTOMA WITH SYSTEMIC RECURRENCE

Citation
Mt. Cahill et al., CONJUNCTIVAL MALTOMA WITH SYSTEMIC RECURRENCE, Archives of ophthalmology, 116(1), 1998, pp. 97-99
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00039950
Volume
116
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
97 - 99
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9950(1998)116:1<97:CMWSR>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We report the recurrence of a localized conjunctival lymphoma arising in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue (MALToma) in the psoas muscle, 1 8 months after initial treatment with radiotherapy. Findings from syst emic investigations demonstrated MALToma recurrences in the psoas musc le and the stomach. Ocular adnexal MALTomas typically manifest as loca lized tumors, which respond well to radiotherapy, but a proportion may recur in typical MALT sites. To our knowledge, this is the first repo rt of a recurrence in the psoas muscle, and the clinical implication i s that all patients with ocular adnexal lymphomas need to be followed up for an indefinite period.