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World J Clin Cases
July 2024
Department of Periodontology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China.
Background: Myeloid sarcoma (MS), also referred to as granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma, is a rare type of extramedullary malignant tumor. MS comprises primitive granulocytic precursor cells that play a key role in the early stages of white blood cell development. Notably, the occurrence of this tumor in the gingiva is rare.
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February 2023
Department of Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA.
BACKGROUND Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a rare subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is characterized by a genetic translocation affecting the retinoic acid receptor-alpha gene, leading to blockage in the differentiation of granulocytic cells. The accumulation of promyelocytes in bone marrow leads to cytopenias and life-threatening coagulopathies. Definitive diagnosis is made with bone marrow biopsy.
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August 2016
UGC de Hematología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS)/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
J Cancer Res Ther
November 2016
Department of Radiotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
The spine is an uncommon location for granulocytic sarcoma that is an extramedullary deposit of malignant myeloid cells. Very few cases are reported in literature as occurring in aleukemic patients. Due to histopathological similarity with lymphoma, Ewing's sarcoma, and multiple myeloma, the diagnosis is often missed.
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February 2016
Department of Pathology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Myeloid sarcoma is a rare, solid extramedullary tumor originating from immature granulocytic cells or monocytes. Breast involvement without an aleukemic or myeloproliferative disorder is very infrequent. A 21-year-old female patient was admitted with bilateral palpable breast masses for four months.
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