Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presenting as Intracerebral Granulocytic Sarcoma.

Granulocytic Sarcoma Presenting as Subconjunctival Mass

  Chloroma or granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is a malignant neoplasm of myeloid lineage that occur in a variety of anatomic sites other than the bone marrow including soft tissue, bone, lymph node, nasal fossa, skin and sometime in the orbit. In the subconjunctiva it is rarely reported. A 4-year-old girl with a history of treated acute myelogenous leukemia was referred to Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehra...

Recurrence of Primary Granulocytic Sarcoma as an Untreatable Scrotal Ulcer

Primary myeloid sacrom (MS) is a rare tumor and even more rare in multiple organs with no evidence of bone marrow involvement. This report describes an unusual case of a 19-year-old male presenting scrotal MS with a history of subconjunctival MS, 5 months ago. Bone marrow biopsies showed no evidence of acute leukemia. Despite radiotherapy for first involvement and chemotherapy for second presen...

A Rare Case of Myeloid Sarcoma Presenting as Nasal Cavity Mass

Myeloid Sarcoma (MS) is a tumor mass consisting of myeloblast with or without maturation occurring at an anatomical site other than the bone marrow. Incidence of MS ranges from 1-9% and is most commonly misdiagnosed as Non Hodgkins Lymphoma or poorly differentiated carcinoma. MS can occur in various sites but nasal cavity involvement is rare. Here we report acaseof MS presenting as nasal polyp ...

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presenting as Granulocytic Sarcoma (Chloroma) of the Tongue: A Case Report

Myeloid sarcoma as the presenting symptom of chronic myelogenous leukemia blast crisis.

Myeloid sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor composed of immature myeloid cells that efface the underlying tissue architecture. It is usually associated with acute myelogenous leukemia, but can be associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelodysplastic disorders, or myeloproliferative/ myelodysplastic syndromes. If it is unrecognized, appropriate chemotherapy may be delayed and survival jeo...