Ocular adnexal lymphoma in the Northeast Indian population

Ocular adnexal lymphoma in the Northeast Indian population

We present the clinical profile of biopsy and immunohistochemistry-proven ocular adnexal lymphomas in the Northeast Indian population. Nineteen patients between October 2004 and June 2006 with ocular adnexal lymphoma were analyzed retrospectively. Histopathological classification was done according...

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Main Authors: Das Dipankar, Deka Panna, Bhattacharjee Kasturi, Das Jayanta, Kuri Ganesh, Deka Akshay, Bhattacharjee Harsha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Histopathology
immunohistochemistry
non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma
ocular adnexa
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2008;volume=56;issue=2;spage=153;epage=155;aulast=Das
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Summary:We present the clinical profile of biopsy and immunohistochemistry-proven ocular adnexal lymphomas in the Northeast Indian population. Nineteen patients between October 2004 and June 2006 with ocular adnexal lymphoma were analyzed retrospectively. Histopathological classification was done according to international working formulation. Twelve patients were male and seven were female. All were diagnosed as non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma and the majority were B cell type (89%). Most of the cases (42%)were treated with radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy.
ISSN:0301-4738

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