title: Granulocytic sarcoma in the absence of myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor composed of immature granulocytic precursor cells. It usually occurs in association with leukemia or other myeloproliferative disorders but can occur without overt hematologic disease. We describe a 6-year-old boy with granulocytic sarcoma in the absence of demonstrable hematologic disease and review the literature regarding the diagnosis, clinical associations, and treatment of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sisack
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dunsmore
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sidhu-Malik
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D012074:Remission Induction