Intraocular T-cell lymphoma metastasizing from a primary adrenal T-cell lymphoma: Case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most intraocular T-cell lymphomas arise from metastatic source. We are reporting a rare case of intraocular T-cell lymphoma masquerading as pseudo-hypopyon and vitritis. The eye involvement proved to represent a metastatic spread from a co-existing adrenal T-cell lymphoma, which was discovered after the initial ophthalmic presentation.

Presentation of case

Our patient was a 71-year-old Saudi man, who was admitted for workup of anemia and weight loss. He also noticed a gradual, painless decline in his vision of both eyes, for which he was referred to the ophthalmology unit. Ocular examination revealed left eye 3 mm pinkish hypopyon. A diagnosis of T-cell lymphoma was made based on careful microscopic examination of the left aqueous fluid, immunohistochemical (IHC

SUBMITTER: Bedaiwi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718212 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature