A Case of Leukemic Infiltration of Parotid Gland Preceding the Clinical Onset of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.9.585
- Author:
In Chul NAM
1
;
Eun Jung LEE
;
Joohwan KIM
;
Kwang Jae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. entckj@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leukemic infiltration;
Parotid gland;
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Bone Marrow;
Humans;
Leukemic Infiltration;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphoma;
Neck;
Parotid Gland;
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma;
Sarcoma, Myeloid
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2010;53(9):585-588
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Extramedullary leukemic infiltration rarely occurs in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. An eight-year-old boy presented with a mass lesion of the left parotid gland with several palpable lymph nodes in the ipsilateral neck. The patient did not have any previous medical history. Given the suspicion of a lymphoma, an excisional biopsy of the parotid mass was performed. The preliminary pathologic result indicated myeloid sarcoma. The patient subsequently underwent bone marrow biopsy, and was finally diagnosed as acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Here we report a case of leukemic infiltration of the parotid gland as an extramedullary manifestation preceding the clinical onset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
