Primary bilateral and symmetric MALT lymphoma of the lacrimal sac mimicking chronic dacryocystitis

Abstract We report a case of primary bilateral mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the lacrimal sac. MALT lymphoma is a subtype of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the ocular adnexa. When the primary site of the lymphoma is the lacrimal sac, it mimics chronic dacryocystitis. This may...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Damous Feijó, Adriana Ribeiro de Almeida, Suzana Matayoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802018000600373&lng=en&tlng=en