title: An uncommon presentation of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia: a case report.
abstract: A 14-year-old girl with an unusual extramedullary presentation of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia is described. She presented with involvement of both lacrimal glands, parotid and submandibular salivary glands, and both breasts. Biopsy of the submandibular salivary gland, breasts, and bone marrow was suggestive of acute monocytic leukemia. She was alive for 5 months with supportive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Geetha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kusumakumary
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology