title: Chloroma of the orbit in a non-leukemic adult: A case report.
abstract: Granulocytic sarcoma has been reported as an isolated lesion in non-leukemic patients. However, the majority of these subjects develop acute leukemia within a mean interval of 10.5 months from the time of diagnosis. We present a case of granulocytic sarcoma of the orbit in a non-leukemic patient who was treated with chemotherapy and is doing well after a 2-year period. Patients who do not develop leukemia have a better prognosis. Appropriate treatment is delayed in most cases because of a high rate of misdiagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Sri Sankara Deva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Basistha Chariali, Assam, India
authors.forename: Kasturi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.forename: Harsha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.forename: Dipankar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahesh
authors.forename: Subramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnakumar
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine; D008942:Mitoxantrone; D003630:Daunorubicin