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==General==
==General==
*Soft tissue manifestation of [[acute myeloid leukemia]].<ref name=pmid21556238/>
*Soft tissue manifestation of [[acute myeloid leukemia]].<ref name=pmid21556238/>
*WBC elevated, low or normal range.<ref name=pmid25678833>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Arthur | first1 = C. | last2 = Cermak | first2 = J. | last3 = Delaunay | first3 = J. | last4 = Mayer | first4 = J. | last5 = Mazur | first5 = G. | last6 = Thomas | first6 = X. | last7 = Wierzbowska | first7 = A. | last8 = Jones | first8 = MM. | last9 = Berrak | first9 = E. | title = Post hoc analysis of the relationship between baseline white blood cell count and survival outcome in a randomized Phase III trial of decitabine in older patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. | journal = J Blood Med | volume = 6 | issue =  | pages = 25-9 | month =  | year = 2015 | doi = 10.2147/JBM.S64067 | PMID = 25678833 }}</ref>


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==

Revision as of 21:00, 10 September 2015

Granulocytic sarcoma
Diagnosis in short

Chloroma. H&E stain.

Synonyms extramedullary leukemia, myeloid sarcoma and chloroma, myeloblastoma, chloromyeloma, chloromyelosarcoma, granulocytic leukosarcoma, myelosarcoma

LM atypical small blue cells ~2x resting lymphocyte, infiltrative
LM DDx small round cell tumours
IHC CD117 +ve, CD43 +ve, CD34 +ve/-ve
Site soft tissue lesion

Prevalence rare
Clin. DDx other soft tissue lesions
Treatment see acute myeloid leukemia

Granulocytic sarcoma is an uncommon malignant soft tissue lesion that really represents a hematologic malignancy; it is a soft tissue manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia. It is not a sarcoma.

Numerous other terms refer to this including extramedullary leukemia,[1] myeloid sarcoma and chloroma.

Less common terms include:[2] myeloblastoma, chloromyeloma, chloromyelosarcoma, granulocytic leukosarcoma, and myelosarcoma.

General

Microscopic

Features:

  • Cluster of atypical small blue cells in soft tissue with scant cytoplasm.

DDx:

Images

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IHC

Features:[4]

  • CD117 +ve (9 of 9 cases).
  • CD43 +ve (7 of 7 cases).
  • Myeloperoxidase +ve (8 of 10 cases).
  • CD34 +ve/-ve (5 of 9 cases).

Sign out

  • It is prudent to mention acute myeloid leukemia somewhere in the report to ensure the appropriate referral is made.

See also

References

  1. Bakst, RL.; Tallman, MS.; Douer, D.; Yahalom, J. (Oct 2011). "How I treat extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia.". Blood 118 (14): 3785-93. doi:10.1182/blood-2011-04-347229. PMID 21795742.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Eom, KS.; Kim, TY. (Mar 2011). "Intraparenchymal myeloid sarcoma and subsequent spinal myeloid sarcoma for acute myeloblastic leukemia.". J Korean Neurosurg Soc 49 (3): 171-4. doi:10.3340/jkns.2011.49.3.171. PMC 3085814. PMID 21556238. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3085814/.
  3. Arthur, C.; Cermak, J.; Delaunay, J.; Mayer, J.; Mazur, G.; Thomas, X.; Wierzbowska, A.; Jones, MM. et al. (2015). "Post hoc analysis of the relationship between baseline white blood cell count and survival outcome in a randomized Phase III trial of decitabine in older patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.". J Blood Med 6: 25-9. doi:10.2147/JBM.S64067. PMID 25678833.
  4. Seifert, RP.; Bulkeley, W.; Zhang, L.; Menes, M.; Bui, MM. (Aug 2014). "A practical approach to diagnose soft tissue myeloid sarcoma preceding or coinciding with acute myeloid leukemia.". Ann Diagn Pathol 18 (4): 253-60. doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2014.06.001. PMID 24969631.