Orbital Lymphoma

Orbital lymphomas constitute 50 –60% of ocular adnexal lymphomas. A total of 2,211 cases of orbital lymphoma with a known subtype have been reported in the last 24 years (1994–2017). The vast majority of orbital lymphomas are of B-cell origin (97%), of which extranodal marginalzone B-cell lymphoma (EMZL) (59%) is the most comm on subtype, followed by diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) (23%), follicular lymphoma (FL) (9%), and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) (5%). Orbital lymphoma is primarily a disease of the elderly.

Source: Survey of Ophthalmology - August 22, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tine Gadegaard Olsen, Steffen Heegaard Tags: Major review Source Type: research