An unusual cause of persistent headache: chloroma (2008: 2b).
A chloroma (granulocytic sarcoma) is a rare tumour that is usually associated with leukaemia. The osseous skeleton is most commonly involved, and it confers a poorer prognosis for the underlying leukaemic disease. We present a case of a chloroma of the nasal sinuses that was the primary presentation of the patient's underlying leukaemia.
O'Brien
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Department of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath incorporating National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland. juliem.obrien@amnch.ie
Buckley
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Murphy
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Torreggiani
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed