title: Clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal granulocytic sarcoma requiring surgical treatment.
abstract: Granulocytic sarcoma is a rare extramedullary soft-tissue tumor of granulocytic lineage with an incidence of 3 to 5 per cent in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia. The most common sites of involvement are bone, soft tissue, lymph nodes, and skin. Here we report three unusual cases of granulocytic sarcoma involving the gastrointestinal tract that required surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California-San Diego Medical Center, 92103-8402, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Paz
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male