Titre du document / Document title
Orbital granulocytic sarcoma in an elderly patient
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
WATKINS L. M.
(1) ;
REMULLA H. D.
(1) ;
RUBIN P. A. D.
(1) ;
MD
(1) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a 71-year-old woman with acute myelogenous leukemia in remission who developed orbital granulocytic sarcoma. METHODS: The patient was referred for acute proptosis and decreased vision of the right eye. Computed tomography of the orbits demonstrated a right extraconal mass compressing the optic nerve. A right lateral orbitotomy was performed, and a portion of the mass was excised for diagnostic purposes and orbital decompression. RESULTS: Histopathologic and immunohistochemical evaluation disclosed orbital granulocytic sarcoma. With chemotherapy and radiation, vision remained stable and right proptosis resolved. CONCLUSIONS: Orbital granulocytic sarcoma is usually diagnosed in children with a history of acute myelogenous leukemia. This case demonstrated that this entity may also occur rarely in older patients with a history of acute myelogenous leukemia.
Revue / Journal Title
American journal of ophthalmology
ISSN 0002-9394
CODEN AJOPAA
Source / Source
1997, vol. 123, n
o6, pp. 854-856 (5 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Elsevier, New York, NY, ETATS-UNIS
(1884)
(Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Acute myelocytic leukemia ;
Remission ;
Chloroma ;
Orbit(eye) ;
Exophthalmus ;
Diagnosis ;
Elderly ;
Case study ;
Acute ;
Human ;
Malignant hemopathy ;
Orbit(eye) disease ;
Eye disease ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Leucémie myéloblastique ;
Rémission ;
Chlorome ;
Orbite(oeil) ;
Exophtalmie ;
Diagnostic ;
Vieillard ;
Etude cas ;
Aigu ;
Homme ;
Hémopathie maligne ;
Orbite(oeil) pathologie ;
Oeil pathologie ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Leucemia mieloblástica ;
Remisión ;
Cloroma ;
Orbita(ojo) ;
Exoftalmía ;
Diagnóstico ;
Anciano ;
Estudio caso ;
Agudo ;
Hombre ;
Hemopatía maligna ;
Orbita(ojo) patología ;
Ojo patología ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 2012, 35400006182803.0270
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 2682047
