Orbital mass secondary to precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia - A rare presentation

Citation
B. Esmaeli et al., Orbital mass secondary to precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia - A rare presentation, ARCH OPHTH, 119(3), 2001, pp. 443-446
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optalmology,"da verificare
Journal title
ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
ISSN journal
00039950 → ACNP
Volume
119
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
443 - 446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9950(200103)119:3<443:OMSTPT>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We describe a 40-year-old woman with a history of precursor T-cell acute ly mphoblastic leukemia who developed an orbital mass associated with diffuse infiltration of the paranasal sinuses. The clinical and radiologic findings suggested an orbital abscess. Examination of orbital and ethmoid sinus bio psy specimens revealed relapse of precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leuk emia. Although orbital involvement by granulocytic sarcoma (also known as e xtramedullary myeloid cell tumor and chloroma) with or without concurrent a cute myeloid leukemia is well described in the literature, similar presence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia of either precursor T-cell or B-cell linea ge is rare.