
A rare case of aggressive, huge primary orbital lymphoma with intracranial extension and bone invasion
Author(s) -
Prabu Rau Sriram
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.185055
Subject(s) - medicine , neurosurgery , lymphoma , biopsy , nodule (geology) , surgery , radiology , lesion , pathology , paleontology , biology
Primary orbital lymphoma is a rare entity with only 1% of extranodal lymphomas. They usually present to ophthalmologist and surgical reserved for biopsy or tissue diagnosis. We present a patient who was referred to neurosurgery for a rapid growing orbital lymphoma. It grows from a small nodule in the eyelid to a huge, aggressive, disfiguring lesion invading bone and dura with intracranial extension within 3 months. The patient was treated with total surgical excision followed by systemic chemotherapy.