Orbital manifestations of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma

Orbit. 2023 Dec;42(6):654-658. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2022.2072901. Epub 2022 May 17.

Abstract

A 2-year-old boy presented with left periorbital edema, proptosis, hyperglobus and esotropia. Imaging revealed an inferotemporal orbital mass with adjacent bony erosion. Histological evaluation of an orbital biopsy revealed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (B-ALL/BLL). The patient was subsequently treated with chemotherapy. Although orbital involvement in acute myelogenous leukemia has been well-described, orbital manifestations of B-ALL/BLL are uncommon, with only a limited number of previous reports in the literature.

Keywords: B-Cell; leukemia; lymphoblastic; lymphoma; orbital.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Exophthalmos* / diagnosis
  • Exophthalmos* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma*
  • Male
  • Orbital Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Orbital Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Orbital Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma* / drug therapy
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma* / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed