title: Intracerebellar granulocytic sarcoma complicating acute myelogenous leukemia: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Granulocytic sarcoma is a solid mass composed of premature precursors of granulocytic series cells in an extramedullary region. Intraparenchymal central nervous system localization without skull or meningeal invasion is extremely rare. Although different theories have been proposed to explain the mechanism of this unusual disorder, its exact mechanism is still unclear. Some degree of improvement can be achieved after surgery and radiotherapy but its prognosis is poor and most patients die within months. Nine cases of purely intraparenchymal granulocytic sarcomas have been reported in the literature. Here, we report the tenth case and review the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Pamukkale University Hospital, P.K. 66, Denizli 20100, Turkey. tsuzer@pamukkale.edu.tr
authors.forename: Tuncer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzer
authors.forename: Nagihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Colakoglu
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cirak
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tahta
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology