orbital myeloid sarcoma in acute myeloid leukemia: a case report

Orbital myeloid sarcoma is a common presentation in acute myeloid leukemia. a 6 years old girl child presentedwith progressive proptosis of the left eye for two weeks with associated redness, watering, and reduced vision in theleft eye. imaging showed the left extraconal lobulated avidly enhancing smoothly marginated lesion in thesuperolateral aspect. histopathological examination showed leukemic infiltration. bone marrow analysis confirmedthe diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia with maturation (aml, m2). the patient was treated with inductionchemotherapy followed by prophylactic cranial irradiation and subsequent consolidation chemotherapy. the patientexpired ten months after diagnosis. orbital involvement by aml leads to poor survival, even after combinationtherapy. patients with proptosis need to be evaluated for malignant conditions, specifically the pediatric age.