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Published on: July 23, 2016
Isolated extraocular muscle infiltration with plasmacytoma treated with localized injection of dexamethasone
Sally L Painter1, Emmy Dickens, John S Elston
1Oxford Eye Hospital (SLP), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Department of Haematology (ED), Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; and Department of Ophthalmology (JSE), Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Plasmacytoma of the orbit secondary to multiple myeloma is rare and has not previously been reported limited to an extraocular muscle. Conventional treatment is either localized radiotherapy or systemic chemotherapy. We report a case of plasmacytoma within the medial rectus muscle, which regressed completely with localized infiltration of dexamethasone.
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