A Case of Malignant Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma of the Lid.

Kim, Jeong Eun; Yoo, Joong Ha; Song, Beak Ran

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(4):306-310.
Published online April 1, 1991.

A Case of Malignant Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma of the Lid.

Jeong Eun Kim, Joong Ha Yoo, Beak Ran Song

Department of Ophthalmology, Inha Hospital, School of Medicine, Inha University, Korea.

안검에 발생한 말초성 T 세포 악성 임파종 1 예

김정은(Jeong Eun Kim),유중하(Joong Ha Yoo),송백란(Baek Ran Song)

Abstract

Malignant T-cell lymphoma is an abnormal tumor of the immune system which generally involves not only the lymphatic system but also the stomach, respiratory system, skin, orbit and, occasionally, the eyelids. The authors experienced a case of eyelid malignant T-cell lymphoma with skin involvement whose characteristic symptoms are anorexia, severe weight loss and systemic lymphadenopathy. Biopsy and immunohistochemical stain to UCHL-1 are the only diagnostic methods for differentiating the diagnosis from Hodgkin's disease. The patient was treated with cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone with a good prognosis and a 21 month-survival at present.

Key Words: cyclophosphamide;Hodgkin's Disease;malignant T-cell lymphoma;prednisolone;UCHL-1;vincristine