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Second primary malignancies of eye and ocular adnexa after a first primary elsewhere in the body.

Ahmad Samir AlfaarAnas M SaadMahmoud Tawfik KhalafAllahOmneya Ezzat ElsherifMoataz Hamed OsmanOlaf Strauß
Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2020)
The epidemiological differences between first and second ocular and adnexal primaries suggest different underlying mechanisms. Careful ocular examination should be integrated in the long-term follow-up plan of cancer patients. Special attention should be given to patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and melanoma as first primary.
Keyphrases
  • optic nerve
  • diffuse large b cell lymphoma