Linfoma no Hodgkin de la órbita diagnosticado por biopsia por aspiración con aguja fina: A case report / Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the orbit diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy

RESUMEN

Se informa el caso de una paciente femenina de 60 años con historia de presentar protrusión de ambos globos oculares de aproximadamente 7 años de evolución con varios estudios realizados sin concluirse diagnóstico. Se le realiza una biopsia de órbita mediante el método de aspiración con aguja fina y bajo control ultrasonográfico. Se diagnosticó Linfoma no Hodgkin.

ABSTRACT

The case of a 60-year-old female patient that presented protrusion of both eyeballs of approximately 7 years of evolution is reported. Several studies had been conducted, but there was not a final diagnosis. A biopsy of the orbit was performed by fine needle aspiration under ultrasonographic control. A non-Hodgkin lymphoma was diagnosed.