title: Granulocytic sarcoma: an unusual cause of spinal cord compression.
abstract: A 76-year old woman presented with a large inguino-crural mass, multiple abdominal lymphoadenopathies, and neurological signs of spinal cord compression, first diagnosed as large-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. At subsequent clinical workup, a diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma with meningeal involvement was made. Unfortunately, despite receiving intensive care, shortly after induction chemotherapy, the patient died of acute pneumonia followed by acute respiratory distress syndrome. The case is discussed in the framework of the existing literature and to derive clinical practice recommendations for this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. balleari@unige.it
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balleari
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panarello
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Capello
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grosso
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Passalia
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pitto
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raggi
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roccatagliata
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cabiddu
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*