Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presenting as Intracerebral Granulocytic Sarcoma.
The CNS involvement of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is more commonly manifest as meningeal involvement. Rarely it may present as intravascular tumor aggregates called granulocytic sarcoma which presents as intracranial hemorrhage. We are presenting a case of intracranial, intra-parenchymal granulocytic sarcoma (other names: chloroma, extramedullary myeloblastoma), presenting as acute hemiplegia without cerebral hemorrhage.
Prof. of Medicine.
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Dhandapani
Asst. Prof. of Medicine.
Thirumavalavan
Post Graduate Student, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Govt. General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Sowrirajan
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000473:pathology*