Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2008, Vol 24, Num, 3     (Pages: 183-185)

Mediastinal granulocytic sarcoma

Bahar AKKAYA 1, Esin ÖZEL 1, İhsan KARADOĞAN 2, Hüseyin BEKÖZ 2, Gülten KARPUZOĞLU 1

1 Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Pathology Department, ANTALYA
2 Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Hematology Department, ANTALYA

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Granulocytic sarcoma is an unusual variant of myeloid malignancy in which there is an extramedullary tumor mass composed of myeloblasts or myeloblasts and more mature neutrophils. It rarely occurs in mediastinum and clinically may resemble a mediastinal lymphoma. We report a patient who was initially diagnosed as malignant lymphoma based on the previous biopsy specimen. The diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma is not difficult with careful histopathologic evaluation and immunohistochemical staining.

Keywords : Granulocytic sarcoma, chloroma, myeloid sarcoma