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Cerebrospinal fluid examination in a case of childhood orbital granulocytic sarcoma
Author(s) -
Girardot Pierre Marie,
Mathiot Claire,
Validire Pierre,
Klijanienko Jerzy,
Saidi Amar,
Bessa Elhadi,
Quintana Erica,
Vielh Philippe
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199609)15:3<237::aid-dc12>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , pathology , biopsy , concomitant , myeloid sarcoma , chemotherapy , bone marrow , sarcoma
The diagnosis of a case of childhood orbital granulocytic sarcoma, initially classified as a poorly‐differentiated malignant tumor, was finally considered at the time of relapse following primary treatment with chemotherapy and local irradiation. At this time, systematic cerebrospinal fluid examination showed numerous blast cells with Auer rods, consistent with the diagnosis of meningeal acute myeloid leukemia of M2 type, and concomitant biopsy of the tumor indicated the diagnosis of chloroma. Reevaluation of the primary biopsy confirmed this diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol 1996;15:237–240. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.