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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 1998; 212(2): 125-126
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1034847
© 1998 F. Enke Verlag Stuttgart

Untypisches Non-Hodgkin-Lymphom der Bindehaut als Zufallsbefund bei Unterlidentropium

Unusual Non-Hodgkin-LymphomaKarina D. B. Küper, Jens Martin Rohrbach
  • Universitäts-Augenklinik Tübingen, Abt. I (Allgemeine Augenheilkunde mit Poliklinik)
    (Ärztlicher Direktor: Prof. Dr. H.-J. Thiel)
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in der vorliegenden Form angenommen am 09.11.1997

Publication Date:
25 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Purpose We want to demonstrate an unusual conjunctival Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma with bleedings.

Patient A 77-year-old female patient presented with an entropion of the left lower eye-lid. Bilaterally reddish, soft tumors showed in the lower fornices with circumscript bleedings. On account of an absolute arrhythmia of the heart the patient has been on a medication of cumarine-derivates since 9 years. Histologically we found underneath the epithelium densely packed lymphocytic cells with small uniform nuclei intermingled with many erythrocytes. The immunohistological investigations revealed a Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma of B-cell origin.

Conclusions Bleedings in a conjunctival Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma can alter the clinical aspect of the tumor. It is necessary to inspect each entropion thoroughly in order to rule out any other pathological lesions.

Schlüsselwörter

Non-Hodgkin-Lymphom - Bindehaut - Entropium - Histologie

Key words

Non-Hodgkin-lymphoma - conjunctiva - entropion - histology