PURPOSE: To find an accurate and simple method to diagnose primary intraocular lymphoma. METHODS: We prospectively analyzed concentrations of interleukin-10, interleukin-1, interleukin-2, interleukin-4, and interleukin-6 in vitrectomy specimens from three patients with primary intraocular lymphoma and five patients with uveitis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Interleukin-10 in the vitreous was detected in patients with primary intraocular lymphoma. Interleukin-10 levels correlated with clinical activity and the number of malignant cells. CONCLUSION: Concentrations of interleukin-10 in the vitreous may be a helpful clue to both clinicians and pathologists in diagnosing primary intraocular lymphoma.
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Trakia Univ, Fac Med, Dept Mol Biol Immunol & Med Genet, Stara Zagora, BulgariaTrakia Univ, Fac Med, Dept Mol Biol Immunol & Med Genet, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Miteva, Lyuba Dineva
Valkanov, Stefan Petrov
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Trakia Univ, Fac Med, Dept Neurosurg, Stara Zagora, BulgariaTrakia Univ, Fac Med, Dept Mol Biol Immunol & Med Genet, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Valkanov, Stefan Petrov
Petrov, Bozhidar
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Trakia Univ, Fac Med, Dept Neurosurg, Stara Zagora, BulgariaTrakia Univ, Fac Med, Dept Mol Biol Immunol & Med Genet, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Petrov, Bozhidar
Yusuf, Ridvan
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Yusuf, Ridvan
Mindov, Ivan Stanchev
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Mindov, Ivan Stanchev
Stanilova, Spaska Angelova
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