Granulocytic sarcoma - Cranial and breast involvement

FİTOZ Ö. S., Atasoy Q., Yavuz K., Gozdasoglu S., Erden H., Akyar S.

CLINICAL IMAGING, cilt.26, sa.3, ss.166-169, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0899-7071(01)00388-6
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.166-169
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: granulocytic sarcoma, breast, cranium, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM, CHLOROMA
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The term granulocytic sarcoma designates an infrequent solid tumor composed of aggregates of immature granulocytic precursors in extramedullary sites. The lesion generally occurs either during the natural course of acute myelogenous leukemia or after a remission has been achieved: however, it may rarely represent the initial manifestation of the disease. We present radiologic features of cranial and breast involvement of granulocytic sarcoma in a 13-year-old female with acute myelogenous leukemia. The cranial lesion appeared nearly isointense with cortical gray matter on T1- and T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images, and enhanced homogeneously after the injection of gadolinium. MP I showed a well-delineated lobulated mass in the left breast, which had a heterogeneous hyperintense signal and remarkable contrast enhancement. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.