Chloroma (Granulocytic sarcoma): An unusual cause of shoulder pain in chronic myeloid leukemia; a diagnostic dilemma

Granulocytic sarcoma of the oral cavity in a chronic myeloid leukemia patient: an unusual presentation.

Intraoral granulocytic sarcoma is an unusual manifestation of chronic or acute leukemia. The oral manifestations often involve enlargements of the gingival and mucosal tissue from direct leukemic cell infiltration. Only 38 cases have been reported in scientific literature to date. We present the case of a 47 year-old female who was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in December 2006....

Unusual ophthalmic manifestation in chronic myeloid leukemia: A case report

Background: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative hematopoietic malignancy with a heterogeneous proliferation of hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow. The ocular manifestations are rare symptoms of CML. In this case report, a CML patient with retinal hemorrhage is reported as an uncommon symptom. Case presentation: A 35-year-old man was referred due to decreased right eye vi...

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presenting as Granulocytic Sarcoma (Chloroma) of the Tongue: A Case Report

Intracerebral Granulocytic Sarcoma in recurrence of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.

A 21-year-old male with a 2-year diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia in complete hematologic and cytogenetic responses was admitted to hospital with drowsiness, headache and seizures. Laboratory evaluation disclosed leucocitosis with 19.0% of peripheral blasts. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Figure 1) corroborated the diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma (GS) in blast crisis. MRI perfor...

Chloroma/Granulocytic Sarcoma: Abdominal & Pelvic Presentation of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

There is limited literature documenting granulocytic sarcoma of the colon. We report a case of a 28 year-old female with a colonic granulocystic sarcoma of the colon as a complication of AML, as it is an important consideration with surgical management of typhilitis.