title: Isolated granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas: a tricky diagnostic for primary pancreatic extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: We report two clinical cases of primary granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas that were diagnosed on the surgical specimen. Atypical clinical and morphological presentations may have lead to pretherapeutic biopsies of the pancreatic mass in order to indicate primary chemotherapy. Literature review of this rare clinical presentation may help physicians to anticipate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Centre Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Place de Verdun, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Messager
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Amielh
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mariette
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult