title: Multiple granulocytic sarcomas in a patient with longstanding complete remission of acute myelogenous leukemia.
abstract: Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor composed of granulocytic precursor cells. It usually presents as a nodular mass in the course of acute myelogenous leukemia. Rarely, the tumor develops in non-hematological conditions or in a patient with complete remission from the acute myelogenous leukemia. In such cases, aleukemic granulocytic sarcoma can be a preceding sign of systemic leukemia or a first sign of hematologic relapse of leukemia. We present an unusual case of multiple granulocytic sarcomas developed in a patient with longstanding complete remission of acute myelogenous leukemia, who has not had bone marrow and peripheral blood involvement for a long time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Dam
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Hei-Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyung-Ok
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee