Isolated granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas: a tricky diagnostic for primary pancreatic extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia

Mathieu Messager; David Amielh; Caroline Chevallier; Christophe Mariette

doi:10.1186/1477-7819-10-13

Isolated granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas: a tricky diagnostic for primary pancreatic extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia

World J Surg Oncol. 2012 Jan 16:10:13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-13.

Authors

Mathieu Messager¹, David Amielh, Caroline Chevallier, Christophe Mariette

Affiliation

¹ Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Centre Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Place de Verdun, 59037 Lille cedex, France.

Abstract

We report two clinical cases of primary granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas that were diagnosed on the surgical specimen. Atypical clinical and morphological presentations may have lead to pretherapeutic biopsies of the pancreatic mass in order to indicate primary chemotherapy. Literature review of this rare clinical presentation may help physicians to anticipate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / diagnosis*
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / surgery
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications
Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
Prognosis
Sarcoma, Myeloid / complications
Sarcoma, Myeloid / diagnosis*
Sarcoma, Myeloid / surgery
Young Adult

Supplementary concepts

Primary granulocytic sarcoma