title: Brain granulocytic sarcoma at the site of previous cerebral hemorrhage in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia.
abstract: An unusual case of granulocytic sarcoma developing at the site of a previous cerebral hemorrhage in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia in complete hematological remission is presented. The pathogenesis of the tumor growth at this site and its relevance to the antecedent hemorrhage are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Enani
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Harakati
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Almohareb
authors.forename: N U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Fawzy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology