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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784042303321

Autore

Chan Chi-Chao

Titolo

Primary intraocular lymphoma [[electronic resource] /] / Chi-Chao Chan, John A. Gonzales

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12129-0

9786611121297

981-277-104-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GonzalesJohn A

Disciplina

616.99/446

Soggetti

Reticulo-endothelial system - Tumors

Lymphomas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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