Report of a patient presenting with esophageal obstruction.
This report describes a patient with granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) of the mediastinum who presented with esophageal obstruction. There was also pleural involvement and a malignant effusion. Acute myelogenous leukemia was diagnosed concomitantly. Pitfalls in diagnosis are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology