Two Cases of Conjunctival Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphomas Treated by Cryotherapy.
10.3341/jkos.2008.49.7.1165
- Author:
Woo Seok CHANG
1
;
Jae Bok PARK
;
Keun Hae KIM
;
Sook Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. kimkh@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Conjunctiva;
Cryotherapy;
MALT lymphoma
- MeSH:
Anesthesia;
Carbon Dioxide;
Conjunctiva;
Cryotherapy;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Lymphoid Tissue;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone;
Propoxycaine
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2008;49(7):1165-1172
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report two cases of conjunctival mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas treated with cryotherapy. CASE SUMMARY: Two patients with MALT lymphoma of the conjunctiva were treated by carbon dioxide cryotherapy under topical anesthesia using 0.5% proparacaine hydrochloride (Alcaine(R), Alcon). Cryotherapy was repeated in recurrent lesions up to three times. One patient was free of the tumor for 18 months of follow-up after the third cryotherapy was performed. The second patient had complete disease arrest for 9 months after the third cryotherapy. Neither patient experienced complications during the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS: Cryotherapy is a comparatively easy treatment tool with fewer complications for patients, making it preferable from a patient's perspective as well. Cryotherapy may be a useful treatment modality in patients with MALT lymphomas localized to the conjunctiva.
