Intradural granulocytic sarcoma: a rare cause of sciatic pain.
Granulocytic sarcoma is a solid tumor associated with acute leukemia and myeloproliferative disorders. In this report we present a patient with a progressive sciatic pain due to an intradural granulocytic sarcoma fixed on the right spinal nerve root S1. The incidence and significance of central nervous involvement by granulocytic sarcoma are discussed.
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Department of Neurology, Municipal Hospitals of The Hague, The Netherlands.
Kuiters
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Kazzaz
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D000368:Aged; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012585:Sciatica / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery