title: Acute leukaemic cell infiltration of the nose.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bais
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uppal
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Logani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narayan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015479:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*