Primary intraocular lymphoma / Chi-Chao Chan, John A. Gonzales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chan, Chi-Chao.

Contributor:

Gonzales, John A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reticulo-endothelial system--Tumors.

Reticulo-endothelial system.

Lymphomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Essential reading for both medical students and academics in the fields of ophthalmology, neurology and oncology, this is the first textbook to cover the subject of primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL). The book serves to educate ophthalmologists, neurologists and oncologists on a disease process that is often difficult to diagnose. To help readers recognize the malignancy, a presentation of common and less frequently occurring clinical manifestations of the disease is given. The book provides ophthalmologists the guidelines on current diagnostic and therapeutic modalities as well as the histor

Contents:

Definition of primary intraocular lymphoma

History of primary intraocular lymphoma (1950s-1970s)

Classification of lymphomas

Epidemiology of primary intraocular lymphoma

Clinical manifestations of PIOL

Imaging

Pathology

Immunology of PIOL

Diagnostic approaches

Management and treatment of PIOL

Prognosis in PIOL

Hypotheses on the origin of PIOL

Experimental models of PIOL

Summary and algorithm

The future of PIOL

Case illustrations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611121297

9781281121295

1281121290

9789812771049

9812771042

OCLC:

476099962