Korean J Hematol 1998; 33(2):
Published online June 30, 1998
© The Korean Society of Hematology
김근태, 이지현, 이용환, 정선동, 장미화, 김호균, 옥종환, 김병창
메리놀병원 내과,
메리놀병원 임상병리과
Granulocytic sarcoma is a localized tumor mass composed of immature cells of the granulocytic series. It can develope in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia or impending blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Granulocytic sarcoma during the course of chronic myelogenous leukemia has beeen noted to occur in Iymph node, bone, skin, breast, peritoneum, testis, ovary, gastrointestinal tract, kidney, brain.
We reported a case of granulocytic sarcoma causing spinal cord compression in chronic myelogenous leukemia with a brief review of literature.
Keywords Granulocytic sarcoma; Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Spinal cord Compression;
Korean J Hematol 1998; 33(2): 268-272
Published online June 30, 1998
Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.
김근태, 이지현, 이용환, 정선동, 장미화, 김호균, 옥종환, 김병창
메리놀병원 내과,
메리놀병원 임상병리과
Geun Tae Kim, Ji Hyun Lee, Yong Hwan Lee, Sun Dong Jeong, Mi Hwa Jang, Ho Kyun Kim, Jong Hwan Ok, Byung Chang Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Pathology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea
Granulocytic sarcoma is a localized tumor mass composed of immature cells of the granulocytic series. It can develope in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia or impending blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Granulocytic sarcoma during the course of chronic myelogenous leukemia has beeen noted to occur in Iymph node, bone, skin, breast, peritoneum, testis, ovary, gastrointestinal tract, kidney, brain.
We reported a case of granulocytic sarcoma causing spinal cord compression in chronic myelogenous leukemia with a brief review of literature.
Keywords: Granulocytic sarcoma, Chronic myelogenous leukemia, Spinal cord Compression,