Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) presenting as multiple sites in oral cavity: report of a case

Mohammad Moshref; Ali Lotfi; Fatemeh Mashhadi-Abbas; Neda Kargahi

Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) presenting as multiple sites in oral cavity: report of a case

Iran J Cancer Prev. 2014 Winter;7(1):53-7.

Authors

Mohammad Moshref¹, Ali Lotfi¹, Fatemeh Mashhadi-Abbas¹, Neda Kargahi²

Affiliations

¹ Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Dental Implant Research Center, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

PMID: 25250149
PMCID: PMC4142959

Abstract

Granulocytic Sarcoma (GS), an unusual extramedullary tumor, is composed of immature granulocytic precursor cells. The intraoral occurrence of this tumor is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of GS with palatal swelling, gingival lesions in maxilla and mandible and aleukemic presentation in a 45- year- old male.

Keywords: Extramedullary; Leukemia; Myeloid; Sarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports