Wang Jay C, Jiménez Pérez Juan C, Friedmann Alison M, Louissaint Abner, Freitag Suzanne K
a Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology , Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA.
b Department of Pediatrics , Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center , Boston , MA , USA.
Orbit. 2019 Apr;38(2):154-157. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2018.1449225. Epub 2018 Mar 20.
We report a case of myeloid sarcoma with multifocal skeletal involvement, including the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. A 23-month-old boy presented with left-sided proptosis and fevers, and was found to have an infiltrative mass involving the left sphenoid bone on orbital imaging. Full body imaging further demonstrated multiple bony lesions in the pelvis, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, bilateral femura, and left humerus, and biopsies of the humerus were consistent with myeloid sarcoma. The patient was started on a standard chemotherapy regimen and is responding well. Myeloid sarcoma presenting with proptosis due to sphenoid bone involvement with simultaneous multifocal skeletal involvement is very uncommon and highlights the importance of biopsy for establishing a definitive diagnosis.