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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2019; 40(S 01): S142-S144
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_254_17
Case Report

Conjunctival Mass as the Initial Presentation of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Child

Jagdish Prasad Meena
Departments of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Aakanksha Sharma
Departments of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Aditya Kumar Gupta
Departments of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Anuj Singh
Departments of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Prafulla Kumar Maharana
Departments of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Ravi Hari Phulware
Departments of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Rachna Seth
Departments of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy with excellent survival. ALL has varied presentations. Presentation of ALL as a conjunctival mass is very rare. We report a child who presented to us with redness of the left eye and was found to have conjunctival mass. On biopsy, this mass was later diagnosed as ALL. The bone marrow examination supported the diagnosis. Timely diagnosis and initiation of treatment are essential to salvage the vision and to improve survival in such cases.

Keywords

Conjunctival mass - extramedullary - leukemia


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Article published online:
24 May 2021

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