title: Granulocytic sarcoma of the gingiva: two case reports.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan. matsushi@den.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Takae
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Yayoi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Toshikatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: 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