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VITREOUS CYTOLOGY IN PRIMARY CEREBRORETINAL MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA
Author(s) -
FRCPA JOHN M. WEINER,
FRACO ROBERT J. RAMSAY,
BS NEERAJ ANAND MB,
FRACO JAMES D. CAIRNS
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1984.tb01121.x
Subject(s) - vitrectomy , pars plana , lymphoma , medicine , malignant lymphoma , pathology , cytology , ophthalmology , visual acuity
We report the case of a 72‐year‐old woman who presented with vitreous opacities of unknown cause. A pars plana vitrectomy yielded material in which there were atypical lymphoid cells consistent with malignant lymphoma. Five months after the vitrectomy, the patient re‐presented with cerebral lymphoma. Our report emphasizes the value of cytological examination of the vitreous in selected cases. We also review the features of malignant lymphoma of the retina and stress the cerebroretinal axis of involvement in this disease.