...Tsung-Yu Lan; Dong-Tsamn Lin; Hwei-Fang Tien; Rong-Sen Yang; Chih-Yu Chen; Karl Wu Purpose: To investigate the possible prognostic factors of survival outcomes in patients with granulocytic sarcoma (GS). Methods: We retrospectively investigated the prognostic factors determining survival in 24...

...H.W. Liu; K.L. Wong; T.Y.K. Chan; C.C. Lau; R. Liang The mediastinum is seldomly involved by granulocytic sarcoma and superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction is an even rarer presentation. Some radiologists advocate to treat SVC obstruction as a semimedical emergency regardless of the underlying...

...Ester Orlandi; Enrica Morra; Mario Lazzarino; Carlo Castagnola; Marco Paulli; Renato Rosso; Carlo Bernasconi In this report we describe a case of granulocytic sarcoma (GS) developing in a patient after 66 months in complete remission of acute nonlymphoid leukemia. The granulocytic precursor cell...

...C.K. Lin; R. Liang; L. Ma; P.W.T. Tse; G.T.C. Chan; H.W. Liu A patient with myelodysplastic syndrome (refractory anemia with excess of blasts in transformation, RAEB-T) presented with generalized granulocytic sarcomas involving the skin. The diagnosis was confirmed by skin and bone marrow biopsies...

... and Research Foundation, La Jolla. Calif., USA Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Presenting with Bulky Lymphadenopathy Case Report and Literature Review Key Words Acute myeloid leukemia Lymphadenopathy Granulocytic sarcoma Abstract We report a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) presenting with gen­ eralized...

...A. Julia; J.F. Nomdedeu Granulocytic sarcoma of the small intestine preceding or as the presenting feature of acute myelogenous leukemia with chromosome 16 abnormalities has been observed in at least 4 patients. We report the case of a patient initially diagnosed with eosinophilic gastroenteritis...

...Luis Servin-Abad; Humberto Caldera; Rafael Cardenas; Javier Casillas Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary collection of myeloblasts. Granulocytic sarcomas usually arise during the course of acute myeloid leukemia, although they also occur infrequently in chronic myeloid leukemia and other...

... myelogenous leukemia Appendectomy Appendicitis Granulocytic sarcoma Initial lesion Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) sometimes manifests with granulocytic sarcomas (GS). However, leukemic cell infiltration of the appendix is rare, and acute appendicitis as the initial manifestation of leukemia...

...Massimo Breccia; Maria Concetta Petti; Giulio Fraternali-Orcioni; Bruno Monarca; Roberto Latagliata; Gianna Maria D’Elia; Franco Mandelli; Stefano Aldo Pileri Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is a rare extramedullary tumor composed of immature myeloid cells. It is usually associated with leukemia or other...

...Markus Bangerter; Annette Hildebrand; Oliver Waidmann; Martin Griesshammer Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) occurs in patients with chronic myeloproliferative disorders as well as in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). These tumorous masses can occur anywhere in the body and have...