Yellow droopy eyes: A case of obstructive jaundice from Burkitt's lymphoma with involvement of bilateral cavernous sinus

Radiology Case Reports

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Victor Ken On Chang¹  Nicholas McKay Parry¹  Alex Shoung¹  Charlie Chia-Tsong Hsu¹ 

[1] School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Imaging, 1 Hospital Boulevard

关键词: Burkitt's lymphoma;    Cavernous sinus syndrome;    Metastasis;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.076

学科分类：生物化学工程

来源: University of Washington * Department of Radiology

【 摘 要 】

Burkitt's lymphoma follows a lymphogenous spread early in the disease. The central nervous system can be involved via a hematogenous route but involvement of the cavernous sinus (CS) is rare and can be misdiagnosed as other pathology of primary neoplastic, infective, or vascular origin. We present a case of a 73-year-old gentleman with painless jaundice and subjective heaviness to his eyes that progressed to partial ptosis of the left eye, complete ptosis of the right eye with diplopia, found to have disseminated Burkitt's lymphoma with bilateral deposits to the CS. Early recognition of Burkitt's lymphoma with CS involvement is important as it often signifies disseminated disease with implications on chemotherapy regimen, treatment outcomes, and survival.

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