Extranodal Ocular Adnexal Marginal Zone Lymphoma in a Ten-Year-Old Child
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology - Year 2020, Vol 50, Issue 1
Abstract
A 10-year-old girl was brought to the clinic with the complaint of a salmon-colored conjunctival lesion for 1 month. With the aid of histopathological evaluation and other tests, extranodal ocular adnexal marginal zone lymphoma was diagnosed. The patient was graded as T1bN0M0 according to AJCC and Stage 1 according to Ann Arbor classification. She was treated with external radiotherapy at 1.8 Gy/day for 17 days for a total dose of 36 Gy. She is in remission for 26 months and still being followed up.
Authors and Affiliations
Nazan Çetingül, Melis Palamar, Şükriye Hacıkara, Serra Kamer, Hamiyet Hekimci Özdemir, Eda Ataseven, Özlem Barut Selver, Mine Hekimgil
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