Leukemic relapse presenting as sciatic nerve involvement by chloroma (granulocytic sarcoma)

Granulocytic Sarcoma Presenting as Subconjunctival Mass

  Chloroma or granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is a malignant neoplasm of myeloid lineage that occur in a variety of anatomic sites other than the bone marrow including soft tissue, bone, lymph node, nasal fossa, skin and sometime in the orbit. In the subconjunctiva it is rarely reported. A 4-year-old girl with a history of treated acute myelogenous leukemia was referred to Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehra...

Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma): sphenoidal sinus and paraspinal involvement as evaluated by CT and MR.

Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) is an unusual tumor composed of primitive cells of the myeloid series. It occurs in younger patients with acute myelogenous leukemia. The lesions present grossly as solid, greenish tumors composed of primitive precursor cells of the granulocytic series. Chloroma refers to the greenish color of the tumor, which can be attributed to the myeloperoxidase in the tumor...

Gallium-67 Scan in Granulocytic Sarcoma (Chloroma)

Received 10/21/2000; revised 11/14/2000; accepted 11/21/2000 For correspondence or reprints contact: Dong-Ling You, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, 125, Lih-Der Road, Pei-Tou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Tel: (886)2-28970011 ext. 1110, Fax: (886)2-28971100, E-mail: [email protected] Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor of myeloproliferative precurso...

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

Granulocytic Sarcoma (Chloroma) Presenting as Multiple Sites in Oral Cavity: Report of a Case

Granulocytic Sarcoma (GS), an unusual extramedullary tumor, is composed of immature granulocytic precursor cells. The intraoral occurrence of this tumor is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of GS with palatal swelling, gingival lesions in maxilla and mandible and aleukemic presentation in a 45- year- old male.