Ptosis Shmosis

Abstract A 10-year-old girl presented with painless unilateral left upper lid ptosis. A nontender hard mass was palpated in the left upper lid. Blood smear was compatible with the diagnosis of leukemia. The cause of ptosis was now thought to be a mass composed of myeloid blast cells (myeloid sarcoma...

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Published in:Survey of ophthalmology 2017-03, Vol.62 (2), p.237-240
Main Authors: Kinori, Michael, MD, Ben Simon, Guy J., MD, Zehavi-Dorin, Tzukit, MD, Robbins, Shira L., MD, Siatkowski, R. Michael, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acute myelogenous leukemia
Blepharoptosis - diagnosis
Blepharoptosis - etiology
Child
childhood ptosis
chloroma
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
granulocytic sarcoma
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
myeloblastoma
myeloid sarcoma
Ophthalmology
orbital mass
Orbital Neoplasms - complications
Orbital Neoplasms - diagnosis
Sarcoma, Myeloid - complications
Sarcoma, Myeloid - diagnosis
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Summary:Abstract A 10-year-old girl presented with painless unilateral left upper lid ptosis. A nontender hard mass was palpated in the left upper lid. Blood smear was compatible with the diagnosis of leukemia. The cause of ptosis was now thought to be a mass composed of myeloid blast cells (myeloid sarcoma).
ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.02.004