Chloroma/Granulocytic sarcoma: abdominal & pelvic presentation of acute myelogenous leukemia

Vassiliki Liana Tsikitis; Cybil Corning; Jeff Henderson; Jessica Rose

doi:10.7150/jca.1.98

Chloroma/Granulocytic sarcoma: abdominal & pelvic presentation of acute myelogenous leukemia

J Cancer. 2010 Jul 14:1:98-100. doi: 10.7150/jca.1.98.

Authors

Vassiliki Liana Tsikitis¹, Cybil Corning, Jeff Henderson, Jessica Rose

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery of College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5131, USA.

Abstract

There is limited literature documenting granulocytic sarcoma of the colon. We report a case of a 28 year-old female with a colonic granulocystic sarcoma of the colon as a complication of AML, as it is an important consideration with surgical management of typhilitis.

Keywords: Acute Myelogenous Leukemia; Colon; Granulocytic Sarcoma; Peritonitis.

Publication types

Case Reports