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Bilateral conjunctival extranodal marginal zone B‐cell lymphoma
Author(s) -
Kram David E.,
Brathwaite Carole D.,
Khatib Ziad A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.22694
Subject(s) - medicine , marginal zone , lymphoma , dermatology , pathology , b cell , immunology , antibody
Extranodal marginal zone B‐cell lymphomas (EMZLs), while relatively common in adults, are rare entities in the pediatric population. A subclass of the typically aggressive non‐Hodgkin lymphomas, the few reported pediatric cases indicate that, as in adults, these tumors tend to be indolent. We present a case of EMZL arising in the conjunctivae in a 9‐year‐old male with bilateral disease. The patient was treated with surgical excision alone and has remained disease‐free 6 years after the operation. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010;55:1414–1416. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.