Primary bilateral and symmetric MALT lymphoma of the lacrimal sac mimicking chronic dacryocystitis
Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (6), 2018
Abstract We report a case of primary bilateral mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the lacrimal sac. MALT lymphoma is a subtype of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the ocular adnexa. When the primary site of the lymphoma is the lacrimal sac, it mimics chronic dacryocystitis. This may delay diag...
Neoplasias del Ojo/diagnóstico, Neoplasias del Ojo/terapia, Linfoma de Células B de la Zona Marginal/diagnóstico, Linfoma de Células B de la Zona Marginal/terapia, Enfermedades del Aparato Lagrimal/diagnóstico, Enfermedades del Aparato Lagrimal/terapia, Biopsia, Imagen por Resonancia Magnética, Linfoma de Células B de la Zona Marginal/patología, Rituximab/uso terapéutico, Clorambucilo/uso terapéutico