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Acute leukaemic cell infiltration of the nose

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. S. Bais ,
K. Uppal ,
K. B. Logani  and
S. Narayan
A. S. Bais*
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
K. Uppal
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
K. B. Logani
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
S. Narayan
Affiliation:
New Delhi, India
*
Dr A. S. Bais, Professor and Head, Department of ENT, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
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Abstract

Leukaemic cell infiltration of the nose as a first manifestation of the disease is extremely rare. We report a case of a three year-old child who had presented with a swelling at the root of the nose for one month and proptosis of the right eye for one week. CT scan revealed a mass infiltrating the nose and nasal cavity along with infiltration of the retro-orbital region. Biopsy showed it to be myeloid cell deposits. Patient was put on antileukaemic chemotherapy but died two months after the first appearance of the symptoms.

Keywords

Nose neoplasmsLeukaemiamyelomonocyticacute
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 3 , March 1992 , pp. 261 - 263
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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