International Journal of Hematology and Oncology
2023, Vol 33, Num 4 Page(s): 218-221
GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA OF THE POSTERIOR EPIDURAL AREA: THE PRESENTING SIGN OF RELAPSE IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA
ZEYNEP A. YEGİN1, MÜNCİ YAĞCI1, GÜLSAN SUCAK1
Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, ANKARA
Keywords: granulocytic sarcoma, aml, epidural area
Granulocytic sarcoma is a rare extramedullary tumor of myeloid origin. Acute myeloid leukemia with the translocation of the chromosomes between 8 and 21 is one of the situations in which granulocytic sarcomas are reported to be more common. We report a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)-M2 subtype with t(8,21) who appeared with acute paraplegia and a soft tissue mass in the epidural area between T9-T12 vertebras, while the patient was in complete remission ten months after the initial diagnosis.
ZEYNEP A. YEGİN1, MÜNCİ YAĞCI1, GÜLSAN SUCAK1
Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, ANKARA
Keywords: granulocytic sarcoma, aml, epidural area
Granulocytic sarcoma is a rare extramedullary tumor of myeloid origin. Acute myeloid leukemia with the translocation of the chromosomes between 8 and 21 is one of the situations in which granulocytic sarcomas are reported to be more common. We report a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)-M2 subtype with t(8,21) who appeared with acute paraplegia and a soft tissue mass in the epidural area between T9-T12 vertebras, while the patient was in complete remission ten months after the initial diagnosis.