Primary intraocular lymphoma

Primary intraocular lymphoma can arise as an isolated clinical entity or in combination with lymphomas in the central nervous system. The symptoms are usually floaters in the visual field and reduced visual acuity. The condition is commonly misdiagnosed as chronic uveitis in spite of unresponsivenes...

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Published inTidsskrift for den Norske Lægeforening Vol. 114; no. 25; p. 2943
Main Authors Krohn, J, Seland, J H, Mella, O
Format Journal Article
LanguageNorwegian
Published Norway 20.10.1994
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Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - physiopathology
Brain Neoplasms - therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye Neoplasms - diagnosis
Eye Neoplasms - physiopathology
Eye Neoplasms - therapy
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Lymphoma - diagnosis
Lymphoma - physiopathology
Lymphoma - therapy
Male
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - diagnosis
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - physiopathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - therapy
Radiography
Visual Acuity
Vitreous Body - pathology
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Summary:Primary intraocular lymphoma can arise as an isolated clinical entity or in combination with lymphomas in the central nervous system. The symptoms are usually floaters in the visual field and reduced visual acuity. The condition is commonly misdiagnosed as chronic uveitis in spite of unresponsiveness to corticosteroids. The authors discuss a case of primary intraocular lymphoma diagnosed in a 65 year old male patient. He had bilateral intraocular lesions in addition to two brain tumours. He went into complete remission after radiation therapy, but experienced later a recurrence in one eye. A course of chemotherapy using cytarabin (cytosine arabinoside) intravenously has kept the patient in remission for four months. The authors also discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic problems connected with this rare condition.
ISSN:0029-2001