Myeloid sarcoma

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

Scarring



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PMID (PMCID)
11342325
FEMALE Middle Aged
Idiopathic myelofibrosis developing isolated granulocytic sarcoma with der (1;7)(q10; p10) after splenectomy and finally transforming to acute myelogenous leukemia.
Kasahara S, Tsurumi H, Hara T, Goto H, Moriwaki H.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2000;39(3-4):427-33.
This case is very rare in the following aspects: the onset of myelofibrosis occurred at a relatively young age; isolated granulocytic sarcoma after splenectomy preceded the transformation to acute leukemia; and the subcutaneous tumors developed in areas of operative scars.