Cutaneous granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) presenting as the first sign of relapse following autologous bone marrow transplantation for acute myeloid leukaemia.
A 25-year-old man suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia developed a solitary lesion on the upper abdominal wall 6 months after receiving an autologous bone marrow transplant. The lesion was a chloroma and proved to be the only evidence of clinical relapse. This is the first reported case of this rare condition occurring following bone marrow transplantation.
Harris
D W
DW
Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, School of Medicine, London, U.K.
Ostlere
L S
LS
Rustin
M H
MH
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*