An unusual myeloid sarcoma

John R Krause; Samreen Fathima; Rory Richard Mayer; George J Snipes

doi:10.1080/08998280.2021.1995108

An unusual myeloid sarcoma

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Oct 27;35(2):252-253. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1995108. eCollection 2022.

Authors

John R Krause¹, Samreen Fathima¹, Rory Richard Mayer², George J Snipes³

Affiliations

¹ Section of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
³ Department of Neuropathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Abstract

Myeloid sarcoma is a tumor mass of immature myeloid or monocytic cells (rarely erythroid or megakaryocytic) occurring in an extramedullary site. A de novo promyelocytic granulocytic sarcoma is a very rare tumor. We report a case of a young man presenting with a paraspinal myeloid sarcoma of promyelocytic origin.

Keywords: Granulocytic sarcoma; myeloid sarcoma; promyelocytic leukemia.

Publication types

Case Reports