Primary Myeloid Sarcoma of the Ileum and Mesentery Causing Small Bowel Obstruction: Case Report and Literature Review
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The Body
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Myeloid sarcoma (extramedullary myeloblastoma, granulocytic sarcoma, chloroma) is an extramedullary isolated malignant tumor of myeloblasts and immature myelocytes. It can occur anywhere in the body as a solitary tumor or can be accompanied with acute myeloid leukemia. We are presenting a case of a young male patient that presented with sings of a small bowel obstruction and a palpable tumor mass in the abdomen. After uneventful postoperative period, the immunohistochemistry analysis reported an extramedullary myeloid sarcoma since a normal bone marrow biopsy was revealed.
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1998 ◽
Vol 93
(12)
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pp. 2586-2588
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2012 ◽
Vol 107
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pp. S384
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2014 ◽
Vol 109
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pp. S325-S326
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