title: Granulocytic sarcoma of the temporal bone.
abstract: We report an unusual case of granulocytic sarcoma involving the temporal bone. The occurrence of this tumor usually heralds acute myelogenous leukemia or the onset of the blastic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Recognition of this rare entity is important, because early aggressive chemotherapy can cause regression of the tumor, as in our case, and thus improve patient longevity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Fatterpekar
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Som
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed