Primary subconjunctival lymphoma: an unusual presentation of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Med Pediatr Oncol. 1991;19(3):204-7. doi: 10.1002/mpo.2950190311.

Abstract

Of 806 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cases, only one primary subconjunctival lymphoma case was observed in Hacettepe Children's Hospital over a period of 16 years. The patient was a 12 year-old-boy with a subconjunctival mass on the upper part of his right eye. Biopsy revealed malignant lymphoma. Extensive investigations disclosed no other site of tumor. He was given the modified LSA2-L2 protocol. He has been in remission for 22 months. This may be the first report of a primary subconjunctival lymphoma in the childhood period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell* / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse* / pathology
  • Male