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Clinical Case Notes
Author(s) -
Kert Gilda,
Clement Colin I,
O'Donnell Brett A
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00918.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , extraocular muscles , chemotherapy , lymphoma , clinical trial , rare disease , disease , dermatology , radiology , surgery , pathology
A rare case of an orbital lymphoid tumour within an extraocular muscle is presented. The tumour displayed features of a progressive indolent systemic lymphoma. There was no response to a trial of chemotherapy and so local radiotherapy was instituted. At follow up 2 months later there was no evidence of disease.