title: Primary granulocytic sarcoma presenting with pleural and pulmonary involvement.
abstract: A 36-year-old woman presented with cough, pleural effusion and atelectasis. Evaluation included pleural biopsy, bronchoscopy, bone marrow biopsy, endomyocardial biopsy and ultimately thoracotomy. The diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma involving lungs and pleura but not bone marrow was made histologically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hicklin
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Drevyanko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography