PURPOSE: An 8-year-old girl with a history of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) presented with bilateral ocular discomfort, conjunctival injection, photophobia, and epiphora. METHODS: Clinical examination and high-frequency ultrasound showed bilateral epibulbar tumours. RESULTS: Granulocytic sarcomas were suspected and leukaemic infiltration was confirmed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy based cytopathologic examination. CONCLUSIONS: Epibulbar granulocytic sarcoma in AML is rare (particularly in a child). We describe the first high-frequency ultrasound images and illustrate the use of a minimally invasive fine-needle aspiration biopsy technique to confirm our diagnosis.
PURPOSE: An 8-year-old girl with a history of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) presented with bilateral ocular discomfort, conjunctival injection, photophobia, and epiphora. METHODS: Clinical examination and high-frequency ultrasound showed bilateral epibulbar tumours. RESULTS:Granulocytic sarcomas were suspected and leukaemic infiltration was confirmed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy based cytopathologic examination. CONCLUSIONS: Epibulbar granulocytic sarcoma in AML is rare (particularly in a child). We describe the first high-frequency ultrasound images and illustrate the use of a minimally invasive fine-needle aspiration biopsy technique to confirm our diagnosis.
Authors: M Charif Chefchaouni; M Belmekki; Z Hajji; H Tahiri; R Amrani; M El Bakkali; F Msefer Alaoui; A Berraho Journal: J Fr Ophtalmol Date: 2002-01 Impact factor: 0.818
Authors: Susan S Lee; Michael R Robinson; John C Morris; Barry C Mirtsching; DeFen Shen; Chi-Chao Chan Journal: Surv Ophthalmol Date: 2004 Sep-Oct Impact factor: 6.048