Granulocytic sarcoma of the gingiva: two case reports.
The intraoral occurrence of granulocytic sarcoma is extremely rare. This article describes 2 cases of granulocytic sarcoma of the gingiva in different clinical situations: one as a precursor to acute myeloid leukemia in a 50-year-old man and the other as a sign of blast crisis in a 59-year-old man with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Clinicians and oral surgeons should consider the possibility of tumorous lesion and systemic disease when an intractable ulcer is encountered in an oral cavity. Early diagnosis may improve prognosis and increase expectancy of survival.
Matsushita
Kazuhiro
K
Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan. matsushi@den.hokudai.ac.jp
Abe
Takae
T
Takeda
Yukari
Y
Takashima
Hidenori
H
Takada
Akio
A
Ogawa
Yayoi
Y
Sato
Hidetoshi
H
Mukai
Masaya
M
Fujiwara
Toshikatsu
T
D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015477:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology