Radiation therapy in amyloidosis of the eyelid and conjunctiva: a case report
Pecora, J.L.; Sambursky, J.S.; Vargha, Z.
Annals of Ophthalmology 14(2): 194-196
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4886 PMID: 7092028 Document Number: 189526
Many questions about amyloidosis are still unanswered. Etiology and pathogenesis remain unclear. Diagnosis is difficult to prove without a biopsy. Several approaches were tried, but no effective cure was documented. In Russia, the use of Co therapy for a patient with local laryngeal amyloidosis. A case report of a patient with local amyloidosis of the conjunctiva is presented. Superficial radiation therapy was used, and resulted in some shrinkage of the lesions. Surgical excision was later used to remove the remaining amyloid deposits.