Primary Intracerebral Myeloid Sarcoma

Gunaldi M., KARA İ. O., Duman B. B., Ercolak V.

ONKOLOGIE, vol.35, no.11, pp.694-697, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000343953
  • Journal Name: ONKOLOGIE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.694-697
  • Keywords: Myeloid sarcoma, Granulocytic sarcoma, Chloroma, Meningioma, Extramedullary mass, GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA, ACUTE-LEUKEMIA, CHLOROMA, BRAIN
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Myeloid sarcoma rarely presents in the absence of systemic myeloid disease. Case Report: In this study, we present a case of intracerebral myeloid sarcoma with no diagnosis of any hematological disease in a 22-year-old male patient in whom brain magnetic resonance image revealed a meningioma. However, biopsy showed myeloid sarcoma. No myeloid disease was determined. The mass disappeared following 8 cycles of chemotherapy. In the literature, we determined only 8 similar cases cited between 1970 and 2011. Conclusion: Intracerebral myeloid sarcoma has currently no standard treatment and may be confused with a primary brain disease. Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy are the most viable and widely used treatment modalities. Potential occurrence of hematological disease should also be closely followed due to conversion risks.