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Rissotto F, Cicinelli MV, Servillo A, Berni A, Menean M, Bianco L, Antropoli A, Bandello F, Miserocchi E, Marchese A. Multimodal Imaging of Vitreo-Retinal Lymphoma: A Comprehensive Review. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2024:1-7. [PMID: 38436928 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2024.2311754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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PURPOSE Vitreoretinal lymphoma (VRL) is a rare lymphoma affecting the vitreous and the retina. Clinical diagnosis is challenging and often delayed and may lead to aggravated prognosis. This study aims to review multimodal imaging findings in VRL. METHODS We performed a comprehensive narrative review of the multimodal imaging findings that might be useful in the detection of VRL lesions. RESULTS The most frequent ocular manifestations of VRL are vitritis, and retinal and sub-retinal Pigmented Epithelium (RPE) infiltrations. Color Fundus Photography (CFP) detects vitreous haze, optic nerve, retinal and sub-RPE infiltration. Ultra-wide field imaging allows visualization of different patterns of vitreous haze and monitoring of VRL evolution through the detection of chorio-retinal atrophy (CRA). Fundus Autofluorescence shows granular hypo- and hyper-autofluorescent pattern. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) reveals vitreous cells, vertical hyper-reflective lesions and sub-RPE infiltrates. Fluorescein Angiography (FA) shows hypo or hyperfluorescent round lesions at the late stages of the examination, while Indocyanine Green Angiography (ICGA) detects round areas of focal hypo-fluorescence in the early phases that gradually enlarge in the late phases. B-scan ultrasonography detects vitreous opacities and homogeneous hyperreflective corpuscular material in the vitreous, and is a strongly recommended tool in suspecting VRL and is particularly useful when vitreous haze is impeding retinal examination. CONCLUSION Diagnostic vitrectomy with cytopathological analysis remains the gold standard for VRL diagnosis, however multimodal imaging allows the identification of suggestive retinal and vitreal lesions for early suspicion, diagnosis, and treatment and monitoring disease progression and response to treatment.
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- Federico Rissotto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Balikov DA, Conway K, Brown NA, Camelo-Piragua S, Rao RC. Molecular Analysis of Liquid Vitreous Biopsy Reveals Occult Lymphoma Following Cytology-Negative Biopsies of the Brain and Vitreous. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023:1-9. [PMID: 38109211 PMCID: PMC11182886 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2023.2287061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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PURPOSE Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare but deadly malignancy that principally affects adults in the fifth and sixth decades of life. Despite diagnostic advances in analyses of cerebral spinal fluid and neuroimaging, definitive diagnosis of PCNSL requires primary brain tissue biopsy. While small neurosurgical biopsy volumes are pursued to minimize removal of normal brain tissue, the spatial margins to precisely biopsy pathologic tissue are narrow and can result in missed diagnoses. Furthermore, prior steroid treatment can significantly reduce tumor burden increasing the likelihood of a non-diagnostic biopsy. METHODS A retrospective case report from a tertiary referral center using a combination of neuroradiological studies, sterotactic tissue biopsy, and molecular testing for genome mutations. RESULTS A 72-year-old woman with strong suspicion for PCNSL clinically and radiologically, but cerebral spinal fluid and primary brain tissue biopsy were negative for tumor. However, vitreous liquid biopsy molecular testing for a MYD88 mutation as well as B-cell clonality (IGH/IGK rearrangement) were positive, indicating the presence of secondary vitreoretinal lymphoma from PCNSL. Only after autopsy of her brain was histopathological and immunohistochemical evidence of PCNSL confirmed. CONCLUSION This case illustrates the unique contribution of liquid biopsy neuropathology-oriented molecular testing in a challenging case with high clinical suspicion of PCNSL in which gold-standard diagnostic testing failed to yield a diagnosis.
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- Daniel A. Balikov
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Division of Ophthalmology, Surgical Service, Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Geng M, Song Y, Xiao H, Wu Z, Deng X, Chen C, Wang G. Clinical significance of interleukin-10 concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:2. [PMID: 33240408 PMCID: PMC7681207 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.12263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is challenging due to the lack of sensitive biomarkers. The present study aimed to evaluate the value of interleukin (IL)-10 in this context. Between October 2016 and December 2018, 91 patients with suspected intracranial neoplasms were recruited, and the concentrations of IL-10 or IL-6 in both the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood were measured and analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test. The correlation between CSF IL-6 or IL-10 levels and tumor size was determined by Spearman's coefficient analysis. The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic value of CSF IL-6 and IL-10 levels. Median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival time were calculated using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Among the 91 patients, 3 were diagnosed with PCNSL on the basis of neuroimaging data and CSF IL-10 levels. A total of 35 cases were verified to show diffuse large B-cell lymphoma on histological assessment, 17 of which were diagnosed as PCNSL by MRI. The median PFS and OS were 8.00 months [95% confidence interval (CI), 3.94-12.06) and 17.5 months (95% CI, 11.55-23.45) respectively in the 12 PNCSL cases with regular follow up. The diagnostic efficiency of serum IL-6 levels was lower than that of serum IL-10 levels (P=0.030), which, in turn, was lower than that of CSF IL-10 levels (P<0.001). The decline and increase in CSF IL-10 levels was concurrent with improvement and deterioration in manifestation, respectively, which predated the MRI variation. High CSF IL-10 levels indicated low Karnofsky performance scale scores and shortened PFS times. CSF IL-10 levels higher than 1,000 pg/ml signified disease progression. CSF IL-10 levels could be a sensitive biomarker guiding the differential diagnosis, early recurrence detection, prognostic evaluation and therapeutic strategy establishment in cases of PCNSL.
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- Mingying Geng
- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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