Isolated Granulocytic Sarcoma of the Breast after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Rare Involvement Also Detected by 18FDG-PET/CT.
Granulocytic sarcoma is a tumor consisting of myeloid blasts with or without maturation that occurs at an anatomical site other than bone marrow. Most frequently affected sites are skin, lymph nodes, gastrointestinal tract, bone, soft tissue and testes. AML may manifest as granulocytic sarcoma at diagnosis or relapse. Although it has been considered to be rare relapse as granulocytic sarcoma after stem cell transplantation is being increasingly reported. However it is rare without bone marrow involvement and in AML M6 subtype. Breast is also a rare involvement. We report a 30-year-old woman with AML M6 relapsed 16 months after allogeneic stem cell transplantation as a granulocytic sarcoma in right breast without bone marrow involvement. She was treated with systemic chemotherapy but died of sepsis. 18FDG-PET/CT images were also obtained and detected lesions other than detected by breast ultrasound. The incidence of granulocytic sarcoma may increase if suspected or new diagnostic modalities are performed.
Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Eren
E
Gündüz
Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Meltem Olga
MO
Akay
Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Mustafa
M
Karagülle
Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Ilknur Sivrikoz
IS
Ak
18FDG-PET/CT; Breast; Granulocytic sarcoma; stem cell transplantation