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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2022; 10(4): 1291-1295
Published online Feb 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i4.1291
Primary central nervous system lymphoma presenting as a single choroidal lesion mimicking metastasis: A case report
Hee Ryeong Jang, Kyu-Hyoung Lim, Kyungyul Lee
Hee Ryeong Jang, Kyu-Hyoung Lim, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24289, South Korea
Kyungyul Lee, Department of Pathology, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24289, South Korea
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the study conception and design; Material preparation and data collection and analysis were performed by Lim KH, Hee Ryeong Jang, and Kyung Yul Lee; The first draft of the manuscript was written by Hee Ryeong Jang; and all authors commented on the previous versions of the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: The need for patient consent for publication of this report was waived by the Institutional Review Board of Kangwon National University Hospital (IRB No. KNUH-2021-02-020).
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Corresponding author: Kyu-Hyoung Lim, Doctor, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, 156 Baengnyeong-ro, Chuncheon 24289, South Korea. kyuhyoung.lim@gmail.com
Received: July 26, 2021
Peer-review started: July 26, 2021
First decision: October 22, 2021
Revised: November 4, 2021
Accepted: December 22, 2021
Article in press: December 22, 2021
Published online: February 6, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Primary choroidal lymphoma is a rare subset of primary intraocular lymphoma and shows a benign clinical course with no systemic involvement. Our case report involves a primary choroidal lymphoma demonstrating rare extraocular progression within months.