Acute orbitocranial inflammation following radioimmunotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 May-Jun;26(3):210-2. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181b9ffed.

Abstract

Radioimmunotherapy with yttrium-90-ibritumomab tiuxetan may result in hemorrhagic tumor necrosis with acute orbital and intracranial inflammation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects*
  • Antigens, CD20
  • Encephalitis / diagnosis
  • Encephalitis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / radiotherapy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis
  • Orbital Cellulitis / diagnosis
  • Orbital Cellulitis / etiology*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / pathology
  • Orbital Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Radioimmunotherapy / adverse effects*
  • Yttrium Radioisotopes

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, CD20
  • Yttrium Radioisotopes
  • ibritumomab tiuxetan