Multiple Granulocytic Sarcomas in a Patient with Longstanding Complete Remission of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
10.5021/ad.2011.23.S2.S270
- Author:
Hee Dam JUNG
1
;
Hei Sung KIM
;
Young Min PARK
;
Hyung Ok KIM
;
Jun Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jylee@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aleukemic leukemia cutis;
AML M1;
Granulocytic sarcoma
- MeSH:
Bone Marrow;
Granulocyte Precursor Cells;
Humans;
Leukemia;
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute;
Recurrence;
Sarcoma, Myeloid
- From:Annals of Dermatology
2011;23(Suppl 2):S270-S273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor composed of granulocytic precursor cells. It usually presents as a nodular mass in the course of acute myelogenous leukemia. Rarely, the tumor develops in non-hematological conditions or in a patient with complete remission from the acute myelogenous leukemia. In such cases, aleukemic granulocytic sarcoma can be a preceding sign of systemic leukemia or a first sign of hematologic relapse of leukemia. We present an unusual case of multiple granulocytic sarcomas developed in a patient with longstanding complete remission of acute myelogenous leukemia, who has not had bone marrow and peripheral blood involvement for a long time.
