| Literature DB >> 15256833 |
Alper Sevinc1, Suleyman Buyukberber, Celalettin Camci, Mehmet Koruk, M Cemil Savas, H Mehmet Turk, Ibrahim Sari, N Mehmet Buyukberber.
Abstract
Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is an extramedullary tumor composed of immature cells of the granulocytic series known to occur in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic myelogenous leukemia, or acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is relatively rare in GS. We present an extremely rare case of GS of the colon and liver infiltration in a 60-year-old male patient with AML presenting with jaundice and hematochezia and review the literature. It should be kept in mind that hematochezia may be due to colonic involvement of GS besides thrombocytopenia which is usually encountered in patients with AML.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15256833 DOI: 10.1159/000079847
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Digestion ISSN: 0012-2823 Impact factor: 3.216