title: Granulocytic sarcoma of orbit preceding acute myeloid leukaemia: a case report.
abstract: A rare case of granulocytic sarcoma of orbit preceding the onset of acute meyloblastic leukaemia is presented. A 7-year-old boy presented with proptosis and no other systemic complaints. The appearance of an enlarged muscle in initial tomographic imaging with a normal peripheral blood picture caused a diagnostic problem. Biopsy suggested a diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma. Subsequent bone marrow study revealed the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Southport and Formby Eye Unit, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Grover
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed