Granulocytic sarcoma presenting in two patients without leukemia / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
; : 236-240, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-7187
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ABSTRACT
Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is a rare extramedullary tumor composed of immature myeloid precursor cells. GS is associated with acute or chronic myeloid leukemia; it has rarely been reported in non-leukemic patients. We report two cases of GS with unusual presentations; neither had bone marrow involvement. The first case was a GS presenting with multiple intra-abdominal masses in a 43-year-old man. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed masses in the small bowel and right adrenal gland. The second case was a patient with a GS presenting with symptoms of spinal cord compression in a 32-year-old man. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an extradural mass in the spinal canal at the T3-T5 levels. Blood smear and bone marrow studies were normal. These cases show that GS should be included in the differential diagnosis of intra-abdominal masses and extradural spinal cord tumors, even in the absence of leukemia.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spinal Canal
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Spinal Cord Compression
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms
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Bone Marrow
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Leukemia
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Adrenal Glands
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Sarcoma, Myeloid
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Abdomen
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article