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Facial palsy as first presentation of acute myeloid leukemia
Author(s) -
Sood Bhrigu Raj,
Sharma Brij,
Kumar Satish,
Gupta Dalip,
Sharma Ashok
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.10406
Subject(s) - medicine , myeloid sarcoma , presentation (obstetrics) , palsy , myeloid leukemia , leukemia , pathology , bone marrow , sarcoma , radiology , alternative medicine
Granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma is a tumor composed of myeloblast or monoblast. These tumors may be found in any location of the body and occur in 5% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases and are more common in pediatric patients. In this report we describe the case of a 27‐year‐old male who developed lower motor neuron seventh nerve palsy followed by swelling of the parotid gland. Fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the soft tissue swelling revealed scattered blasts, and peripheral smear and bone marrow aspirate examination suggested AML. This is a rare presentation of a granulocytic sarcoma leading to a diagnosis of AML. Am. J. Hematol. 74:200–201, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.