Table 3

Sites of spread for 192 patients with ocular adnexal lymphoma, classified by histological type. (Column percentages in parentheses)

Site of spreadHistological category of lymphoma
MZL (82 cases)LPL (44 cases)FCL (20 cases)DLCL (19 cases)H5 (21 rare variants)All (192 cases)
Local extraorbital extension2  (2%)3  (7%)5  (25%)11  (58%)3  (14%)24  (13%)
Temporalis fossa02 (5%)4 (15%)7 (37%)3 (14%)16 (8%)
Sinuses1 (1%)2 (5%)1 (4%)6 (32%)1 (5%)11 (6%)
Nasopharynx1 (1%)1 (2%)1 (4%)1 (5%)3 (14%)7 (4%)
Intracranial1 (1%)1 (2%)02 (11%)3 (14%)7 (4%)
Nodes22 (27%)19 (43%)13 (50%)4 (21%)10 (48%)68 (35%)
Bone marrow3 (4%)7 (16%)2 (8%)011 (52%)23 (12%)
Spleen3 (4%)7 (16%)2 (8%)2 (11%)2 (10%)16 (8%)
Liver4 (5%)01 (4%)1 (5%)2 (10%)8 (4%)
Skin12 (15%)7 (16%)7 (27%)4 (21%)6 (29%)36 (19%)
Salivary gland5 (6%)1 (2%)2 (8%)01 (5%)9 (5%)
Lung4 (5%)1 (2%)1 (4%)2 (11%)1 (5%)9 (5%)
Gut2 (2%)3 (7%)01 (5%)1 (5%)7 (4%)
Breast1 (1%)02 (8%)003 (2%)
Body cavity 1 (1%)3 (7%)001 (5%)5 (3%)
Kidney1 (1%)02 (8%)1 (5%)04 (2%)
Heart1 (1%)001 (5%)02 (1%)
Muscle1 (1%)001 (5%)02 (1%)
Bone1 (1%)0001 (1%)2 (1%)
Total33 (40%)25 (57%)16 (62%)13 (68%)21 (100%)108 (56%)
  • Pericardial, peritoneal and pleural cavities.

  • MZL = marginal zone lymphoma; LPL = diffuse lymphoplasmacytoid/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma; FCL = follicle centre lymphoma; DLCL = diffuse large B cell lympoma; H5 = rare histological variants.