<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><bold>Background and purpose:</bold> The occurrence of primary orbital lymphoma comprises approximately 1% of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and 8% of extranodal lymphoma. The vast majority of orbital lymphomas are of B-cell origin, of which extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma is the most common subtype. The purpose of this paper was to present the diagnostic challenges in a case of orbital lymphoma. Case presentation: An 84-year -old woman with orbital tumour was operated on after a long period of inappropriate treatment. It was later diagnosed as B-cell lymphoma.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Orbital lymphoma can be easily mistaken for another ocular disease due to the slowly progressing non-specific complaints of the patients. We should be alert to the possibility of this ocular diagnosis when we are presented with an elderly patient with proptosis.</p></abstract>

Background and purpose: The occurrence of primary orbital lymphoma comprises approximately 1% of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and 8% of extranodal lymphoma. The vast majority of orbital lymphomas are of B-cell origin, of which extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma is the most common subtype. The purpose of this paper was to present the diagnostic challenges in a case of orbital lymphoma. Case presentation: An 84-year -old woman with orbital tumour was operated on after a long period of inappropriate treatment. It was later diagnosed as B-cell lymphoma.Conclusion: Orbital lymphoma can be easily mistaken for another ocular disease due to the slowly progressing non-specific complaints of the patients. We should be alert to the possibility of this ocular diagnosis when we are presented with an elderly patient with proptosis.

Primary Orbital Lymphoma – A Challenging Diagnosis

First Department of Internal Diseases and General Medicine

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Background and purpose: The occurrence of primary orbital lymphoma comprises approximately 1% of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and 8% of extranodal lymphoma. The vast...

Primary Orbital Lymphoma – A Challenging Diagnosis

Published Online: Oct 14, 2020

Page range: 26 - 29

Accepted: Feb 15, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0030

Keywords
B-cell lymphoma, challenge, non-specific, elderly

© 2020 St. Vylkanov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Primary Orbital Lymphoma – A Challenging Diagnosis

Published Online: Oct 14, 2020

Page range: 26 - 29

Accepted: Feb 15, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0030

KeywordsB-cell lymphoma, challenge, non-specific, elderly

© 2020 St. Vylkanov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
B-cell lymphoma, challenge, non-specific, elderly