Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presenting as a Posterior Fossa Tumor.

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol

Departments of Pediatrics and Child Health.

Published: October 2021

Extramedullary leukemia in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia can manifest as a myeloid sarcoma (MS), also known as granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma, in a variety of sites, or as leukemic blasts in the cerebrospinal fluid. Isolated MS of the central nervous system is rare. We report a case of acute myeloid leukemia with central nervous system-MS presenting as a posterior fossa mass mimicking a primary intracranial tumor.

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