title: An unusual presentation of acute myeloid leukaemia with pericardial and pleural effusions due to granulocytic sarcoma.
abstract: We describe a case of acute myeloid leukaemia (Mo) presenting with pericardial and pleural effusions due to a granulocytic sarcoma adherent to the thymus gland situated in the anterior mediastinum. This has not been described previously in the setting of AML Mo.
authors.affiliation: Leukaemia Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rege
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Powles
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahendra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Treleaven
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*