Orbital plasmablastic lymphoma: a clinico-pathological correlation of a rare disease and review of literature.

Abstract

Ocular involvement by plasmablastic lymphoma is extremely rare with very few reports in the literature. Its morphological and immunological resemblance to plasma cell myeloma makes it a diagnostic challenge, while its clinical course, which is characterized by recurrence and death, makes therapy a challenge for clinicians. We present three cases of plasmablastic lymphoma, each of which has distinct clinicoradiological features, and we also review the literature on orbital plasmablastic lymphomas.

• Authors: Kaustubh Mulay, Mohammad Javed Ali, Vijay Anand Reddy, Santosh G Honavar
• Journal: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (Clin Ophthalmol) Vol. 6 Pg. 2049-57 ( 2012) ISSN: 1177-5483 [Electronic] New Zealand
• PMID: 23271885 (Publication Type: Case Reports)