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'''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]].
'''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]]. In a small number of cases, granulocytic sarcoma may precede systemic disease and may show a aleukaemic picture, i.e. there may not be significant numbers of blasts circulating in the blood.


Numerous other terms refer to this including '''extramedullary leukemia''',<ref name=pmid21795742>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bakst | first1 = RL. | last2 = Tallman | first2 = MS. | last3 = Douer | first3 = D. | last4 = Yahalom | first4 = J. | title = How I treat extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia. | journal = Blood | volume = 118 | issue = 14 | pages = 3785-93 | month = Oct | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1182/blood-2011-04-347229 | PMID = 21795742 }}</ref> '''myeloid sarcoma''' and '''chloroma'''.  
Numerous other terms refer to this including '''extramedullary leukemia''',<ref name=pmid21795742>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bakst | first1 = RL. | last2 = Tallman | first2 = MS. | last3 = Douer | first3 = D. | last4 = Yahalom | first4 = J. | title = How I treat extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia. | journal = Blood | volume = 118 | issue = 14 | pages = 3785-93 | month = Oct | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1182/blood-2011-04-347229 | PMID = 21795742 }}</ref> '''myeloid sarcoma''' and '''chloroma'''.  
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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==
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Image:Chloroma_-_high_mag.jpg | Chloroma - high mag. (WC)
Image:Chloroma_-_high_mag.jpg | Chloroma - high mag. (WC)
Image:Chloroma_-_very_high_mag.jpg | Chloroma - very high mag. (WC)
Image:Chloroma_-_very_high_mag.jpg | Chloroma - very high mag. (WC)
Image:Myeloid sarcoma within a lymph node x40 magnification.jpg | Myeloid sarcoma within a lymph node (WC)
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==IHC==
==IHC==
Features:<ref name=pmid24969631>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Seifert | first1 = RP. | last2 = Bulkeley | first2 = W. | last3 = Zhang | first3 = L. | last4 = Menes | first4 = M. | last5 = Bui | first5 = MM. | title = A practical approach to diagnose soft tissue myeloid sarcoma preceding or coinciding with acute myeloid leukemia. | journal = Ann Diagn Pathol | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 253-60 | month = Aug | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2014.06.001 | PMID = 24969631 }}</ref>
Features:<ref name=pmid24969631>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Seifert | first1 = RP. | last2 = Bulkeley | first2 = W. | last3 = Zhang | first3 = L. | last4 = Menes | first4 = M. | last5 = Bui | first5 = MM. | title = A practical approach to diagnose soft tissue myeloid sarcoma preceding or coinciding with acute myeloid leukemia. | journal = Ann Diagn Pathol | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 253-60 | month = Aug | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2014.06.001 | PMID = 24969631 }}</ref>
Markers of immaturity:
*CD34 +ve/-ve (5 of 9 cases).
*CD117 +ve (9 of 9 cases).
*CD117 +ve (9 of 9 cases).
*CD43 +ve (7 of 7 cases).
*TdT
Myeloid markers:
*CD43 +ve (7 of 7 cases) - sensitive, but not specific
*Myeloperoxidase +ve (8 of 10 cases).
*Myeloperoxidase +ve (8 of 10 cases).
*CD34 +ve/-ve (5 of 9 cases).
*CD11c (myelomonocytic marker)
*CD13 (granulopoietic marker)
*CD33 (granulopoietic marker, specific but less sensitive)
 
CD34, CD117 and myeloperoxidase are more commonly positive in cases showing granulopoietic differentiation, but can be negative in cases with a myelomonocytic or monocytic differentiation, where CD68, CD163 and lysozyme may be helpful.<ref name=pmid23530613>{{cite journal |vauthors=Zhou J, Bell D, Medeiros LJ |title=Myeloid sarcoma of the head and neck region |journal=Arch Pathol Lab Med |volume=137 |issue=11 |pages=1560–8 |date=November 2013 |pmid=23530613 |doi=10.5858/arpa.2012-0537-OA |url=}}</ref>


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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. In a small number of cases, granulocytic sarcoma may precede systemic disease and may show a aleukaemic picture, i.e. there may not be significant numbers of blasts circulating in the blood.

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:

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IHC

Features:[4] Markers of immaturity:

  • CD34 +ve/-ve (5 of 9 cases).
  • CD117 +ve (9 of 9 cases).
  • TdT

Myeloid markers:

  • CD43 +ve (7 of 7 cases) - sensitive, but not specific
  • Myeloperoxidase +ve (8 of 10 cases).
  • CD11c (myelomonocytic marker)
  • CD13 (granulopoietic marker)
  • CD33 (granulopoietic marker, specific but less sensitive)

CD34, CD117 and myeloperoxidase are more commonly positive in cases showing granulopoietic differentiation, but can be negative in cases with a myelomonocytic or monocytic differentiation, where CD68, CD163 and lysozyme may be helpful.[5]

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  • 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.
  5. "Myeloid sarcoma of the head and neck region". Arch Pathol Lab Med 137 (11): 1560–8. November 2013. doi:10.5858/arpa.2012-0537-OA. PMID 23530613.