TY - JOUR
T1 - Granulocytic sarcoma
T2 - An unusual cause of spinal cord compression
AU - Balleari, Enrico
AU - Panarello, Serena
AU - Capello, Elisabetta
AU - Grosso, Marco
AU - Passalia, Caterina
AU - Pitto, Paola
AU - Raggi, Francesca
AU - Roccatagliata, Luca
AU - Cabiddu, Francesco
AU - Ghio, Riccardo
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - A 76-year old woman presented with a large inguino-crural mass, multiple abdominal lymphoadenopathies, and neurological signs of spinal cord compression, first diagnosed as large-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. At subsequent clinical workup, a diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma with meningeal involvement was made. Unfortunately, despite receiving intensive care, shortly after induction chemotherapy, the patient died of acute pneumonia followed by acute respiratory distress syndrome. The case is discussed in the framework of the existing literature and to derive clinical practice recommendations for this rare condition.
AB - A 76-year old woman presented with a large inguino-crural mass, multiple abdominal lymphoadenopathies, and neurological signs of spinal cord compression, first diagnosed as large-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. At subsequent clinical workup, a diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma with meningeal involvement was made. Unfortunately, despite receiving intensive care, shortly after induction chemotherapy, the patient died of acute pneumonia followed by acute respiratory distress syndrome. The case is discussed in the framework of the existing literature and to derive clinical practice recommendations for this rare condition.
KW - Cerebrospinal fluid
KW - Granulocytic sarcoma
KW - Myeloid sarcoma
KW - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
KW - Spinal cord compression
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U2 - 10.1007/s10147-006-0645-7
DO - 10.1007/s10147-006-0645-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 17566850
AN - SCOPUS:34250640724
VL - 12
SP - 234
EP - 237
JO - International Journal of Clinical Oncology
JF - International Journal of Clinical Oncology
SN - 1341-9625
IS - 3
ER -