title: Primary myeloid sarcoma of the jejunum and greater omentum causing small intestine obstruction.
abstract: Myeloid sarcoma, which is highly associated with acute myeloid leukemia, is defined as an extramedullary discrete tumor mass, consisted by immature myeloid cells or myeloblasts. Myeloid sarcoma usually involves the skin, lymph node, bone, soft tissue and testis, while involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is rather uncommon. The diagnosis depends on histological features and immunohistochemical results. We present a rare case of myeloid sarcoma, with synchronous involvement of the jejunum and the greater omentum, manifesting with small bowel obstruction.
authors.affiliation: First Surgical Department, General Regional Hospital 'George Papanikolaou', Thessaloniki, Greece. telonakos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ioannidis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheva
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kakoutis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rafail
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotronis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatzopoulos
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Makrantonakis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009852:Omentum; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology