Granulocytic sarcoma is a very rare disease in childhood, which may precede the clinical manifestations of acute myeloid leukemia or may occur as a relapse of a nonleukemic acute myeloid leukemia. It is a malignant, solid tumor consisting of myeloblasts or immature myeloid cells occurring in extramedullary sites. We report interesting magnetic resonance images of a nonleukemic relapse of acute myeloid leukemia in a child presenting as a granulocytic sarcoma unusually localized to the knee and spine.
Masetti R, Gasperini P, Prete A, Pession A (2011). Granulocytic sarcoma of the knee and the spine as aleukemic relapse of acute myeloid leukemia in a child. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, 33(6), 480-481 [10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181faf8b0].
Granulocytic sarcoma of the knee and the spine as aleukemic relapse of acute myeloid leukemia in a child.
MASETTI, RICCARDO;GASPERINI, PIETRO;PRETE, ARCANGELO;PESSION, ANDREA
2011
Abstract
Granulocytic sarcoma is a very rare disease in childhood, which may precede the clinical manifestations of acute myeloid leukemia or may occur as a relapse of a nonleukemic acute myeloid leukemia. It is a malignant, solid tumor consisting of myeloblasts or immature myeloid cells occurring in extramedullary sites. We report interesting magnetic resonance images of a nonleukemic relapse of acute myeloid leukemia in a child presenting as a granulocytic sarcoma unusually localized to the knee and spine.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.