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Histopathology of ocular and adnexal lymphoma

LIU Yi-nan, WEI Wen-bin   

  1. Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University,  Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2015-07-12 Online:2015-12-22 Published:2015-12-22
  • Contact: WEI Wen-bin, Email: tr_weiwenbin@163.com

Abstract:

Ocular and adnexal (including the orbit, eyelid, conjunctiva, lacrimal gland and lacrimal sac) lymphoma is a relatively rare ocular malignant tumor, of which the incidence worldwide tends to be gradually increasing lately. They are  the classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at most times. And the most common subtype of ocular and adnexal lymphoma are the highly malignant diffuse large B cell lymphoma and low-grade malignant extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma. Most of the ocular and adnexal lymphoma cells are derived from B lymphocytes. Immunohistochemistry often shows that B cell markers (CD79a, CD20, PAX5) are positive. Ki-67 staining is used to test tumor cell growth factor levels, so as to evaluate the malignant degree of lymphoma.   (Int Rev Ophthalmol,  2015,  39:     418-422)