B E Cook1, G B Bartley. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical manifestation and course of disseminated acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an adult. METHODS: Case report. Recurrence of disseminated disease was heralded by "salmon patch" involvement of the conjunctiva. The ocular tumor was treated successfully with external beam radiotherapy. RESULTS: The patient, who had a history of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, had recurrent disease involving the left eye conjunctiva. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Although acute lymphoblastic leukemia typically occurs in children, the tumor can masquerade as a conjunctival lymphoma in adults.
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical manifestation and course of disseminated acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an adult. METHODS: Case report. Recurrence of disseminated disease was heralded by "salmon patch" involvement of the conjunctiva. The ocular tumor was treated successfully with external beam radiotherapy. RESULTS: The patient, who had a history of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, had recurrent disease involving the left eye conjunctiva. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Although acute lymphoblastic leukemia typically occurs in children, the tumor can masquerade as a conjunctival lymphoma in adults.