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17356930

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
A 32-year-old lady presented with bilateral painful proptosis and left infranuclear facial palsy. She was mildly anemic. Ocular examination revealed a firm non-tender mass in the super lateral quadrant of both orbits. Fine-needle aspiration cytology from the orbital mass showed the presence of lymphoplasmacytoid cells. Bone marrow aspiration also showed the presence of similar cells. An IgM monoclonal gammopathy was seen on serum protein electrophoresis. A diagnosis of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia was made on the basis of these findings. Hyperviscosity retinopathy is the most commonly reported ocular abnormality in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Orbital tumor formation and cranial nerve palsies are rarely reported in this condition. We describe the first case of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia presenting as an isolated orbital mass and facial nerve palsy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0165-5701
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
235-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Bilateral orbital tumor formation and isolated facial palsy in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Guru Nanak Eye Centre, New Delhi, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports