Open AccessA fatal case of rapid gingival enlargement: Case report with brief review
Author(s) -
Srinivas Rao Ponnam,
Gautam Srivastava,
Narendradev Jampani,
Venkatesh V Kamath
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.131938
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , context (archaeology) , rare disease , oral cavity , myeloid leukemia , buccal administration , buccal mucosa , myeloid sarcoma , pathology , sarcoma , dermatology , disease , dentistry , biology , paleontology
Myeloid sarcoma (MS) is a rare extramedullary tumor composed of primitive granulocytic cells. These lesions are commonly associated with other hematologic disorders such as myeloid leukemia and other myeloproliferative neoplasms. Although extremely rare in the oral cavity, this lesion was reported in gingiva, palate, buccal mucosa and extraction sockets. MS is an aggressive lesion associated with poor prognosis. Early identification and prompt treatment holds the key for increasing the disease-free period in these patients. In this context, we report a rare and aggressive case of MS, which ran a fatal course in a 45-year-old female patient.