Primary granulocytic sarcoma of the urinary bladder: case report and review of the literature.
We report a case of granulocytic sarcoma of the urinary bladder, with no evidence of hematologic involvement. The patient was initially misdiagnosed and was treated with chemotherapy for transitional carcinoma grade 3. Despite this treatment, the clinical features of the patient progressed, and a repeated biopsy yielded the correct diagnosis. Three cases of granulocytic sarcoma of the urinary bladder have been reported in published studies, with only one of these primary. To our knowledge, ours is the second case of granulocytic sarcoma of the urinary bladder presenting with urologic symptoms but without hematologic findings.
Department of Pathology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hilal
H
Aki
Zafer
Z
Baslar
Nesrin
N
Uygun
Mustafa
M
Ozguroglu
Nukhet
N
Tuzuner
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D015255:Idarubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D003561:Cytarabine; D014747:Vinblastine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin; D008727:Methotrexate; D015255:Idarubicin