Primary Orbital Follicular Lymphoma:
A Case Report and Review
Published: March 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/24674.9400
G Lakshmi Prasad, Ajay Hegde, Girish Menon, Mary Mathew
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
2. Registrar, Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
4. Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. G Lakshmi Prasad,
Room 12, OPD Block, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: lakshmi.prasad@manipal.edu
Orbital Lymphomas (OL) constitute a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders of the orbit. They are predominantly of the
Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) subtype. Radiotherapy is the mainstay of treatment in localized orbital tumours, while
chemotherapy is reserved for systemic disease. Authors report a case of a primary orbital lymphoma of follicular subtype (stage 1E) in a
54-year-old female managed by surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy.
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