Myeloid sarcoma

Myeloid sarcoma is a rare solid tumor of the myelogenous cells occurring in an extramedullary site.

Right ventricular failure

Reduced ability of the right ventricle to perform its function (to receive blood from the right atrium and to eject blood into the pulmonary artery), often leading to pitting peripheral edema, ascites, and hepatomegaly.


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2390016
 MALE
Refractory right ventricular failure due to granulocytic sarcoma.
Tillawi IS, Variakojis D.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1990;114(9):983-5.
A 72-year-old white man had granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) characterized by right ventricular failure.
2390016
 MALE
Refractory right ventricular failure due to granulocytic sarcoma.
Tillawi IS, Variakojis D.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1990;114(9):983-5.
This is, to our knowledge, the first case report of granulocytic sarcoma diffusely involving the heart and causing refractory right ventricular failure in a patient with a long-standing history of agnogenic myeloid metaplasia.