Granulocytic sarcoma of the peritoneum.
Granulocytic sarcoma is an unusual extramedullary tumor composed of immature cells of the myelogenous series; it usually occurs during the course of myelogenous leukemia. This paper presents a rare case of granulocytic sarcoma of the peritoneum, occurring without evidence of myelogenous leukemia in peripheral blood and bone marrow.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology