primary malignant melanoma of the eye in a 17-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Eye in a 17-Year-Old Girl with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Herein we describe a case of intraocular melanoma in a17-year old leukemic patient.  The history, histological findings of the enucleated eye, blood and bone marrow of the patient were investigated. The enucleated eye contained epitheloid cell type melanoma instead of leukemic cell infiltration.  We conclude that intraocular malignant melanoma can occur in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Metastatic Melanoma (Secondary Malignancy) after Recovery from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a 10-year-old Girl: a case report

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common malignancy in children with a 5-year survival rate, accounting for 80% of cases. Melanoma is rare in children and has been reported as a sporadically occurring secondary malignant neoplasm in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This study presented a 10-year-old Iranian child with pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia that was diagnosed ...

Renal infarction secondary to invasive aspergillosis in a 5-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Aspergillus species have angioinvasive properties and can involve extrapulmonary organs by hematogenous spread from the lungs. However, renal involvement by Aspergillus is uncommon and is usually associated with the formation of abscesses. We report an unusual case of invasive renal aspergillosis presenting with extensive renal infarction in a 5-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. ...

Chest Pain in a 17-Year-Old Girl with Chickenpox.

A 17-year-old girl with a neck mass.

This 17-year-old girl was seen for evaluation of a neck mass. She had been well until 1 week before this outpatient visit, when she described pain in her neck behind her right ear, followed by the development of a lump in the front of her neck. There was no history of dysphagia or other symptoms. Her past medical history was remarkable. She had had a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of he...

Malignant Lymphoma of Lacrimal Apparatus in the 7 Year Old Girl

Abstract Background Involvement of lacrimal apparatus by Non Hodgkin lymphoma as a first manifestation is extremely rare and only three cases have been reported in children. The purpose of this report is to determine the clinical characteristic of patient with primary involvement of lacrimal apparatus with lymphoma. Case presentation A 7-year-old girl with history of tearing, gradually prog...