title: Granulocytic sarcoma manifested as ascites.
abstract: Granulocytic sarcoma rarely presents an effusion. We have described an unusual case of granulocytic sarcoma with ascites. Malignant cells may be confused with adenocarcinoma. Eosinophilic myelocytes, peroxidase-positive malignant cells, and the Philadelphia chromosome in the ascitic fluid cells established the definitive diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Elghetany
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Banez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology