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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia manifesting in an adult as a conjunctival mass
1Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|July 1, 1997
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.