Periocular mucosa-associated lymphoid/low grade lymphomas: treatment with antibiotics. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • PURPOSE: To report on the treatment of primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tumors (MALT)/low grade lymphomas of the conjunctiva/orbit treated solely with systemic antibiotics. DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series. METHODS: Three adult patients with biopsy/marker proven MALT lymphomas of the conjunctiva/orbit were treated with systemic antibiotics and followed for signs of local or systemic relapse. RESULTS: All three patients showed a response to antibiotics based on clinical, ultrasonographic, and MRI/CT imaging studies. Two patients have had complete remissions (42 months follow-up) and one a partial remission (18 months). No systemic relapses have occurred. CONCLUSION: MALT/low grade lymphomas of the conjunctiva/orbit respond to systemic antibiotic therapy and may have complete remissions.

publication date

  • October 1, 2005

Research

keywords

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms
  • Doxycycline
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone
  • Orbital Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 26844522508

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.03.060

PubMed ID

  • 16226528

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 140

issue

  • 4