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Lymphoma of the conjunctiva: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Conjunctiva can be a site of proliferation of lymphoid tissue, presenting these lesions in the form of both benign and atypical hyperplasia and lymphoma. Benign and malignant lesions have similar signs and therefore are clinically difficult in differential diagnosis. Sometimes reactive hyperplasia undergoes malignant degeneration into lymphoma. Most conjunctival lymphomas consist of B-lymphocytes and in 30%. Cases are accompanied by systemic changes.
[Symptoms of conjunctival lymphoma
Lymphoma of the conjunctiva is usually manifested in the elderly by eye irritation or painless swelling. Slowly growing, mobile, pinkish-yellow or flesh-colored infiltrates located in the lower arch or epibulbar. They can be two-sided. Lesions can be confined to a conjunctiva or sprout into an orbit.
Occasionally, diffuse conjunctival lymphoma can mimic chronic conjunctivitis.
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