J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1976 Oct;5(2):237-242.

A Case of Intracranial Chloroma

• Rhee YK
• Chu JW
• Lee KC
• Jun DW
• Suh JK

Abstract

Clinical and pathological manifestation of leukemic involvement of the central nervous system have been known from any years. Infiltration and enlargement of organ is quite common in acute leukemia ; however, the formation of solid tumor masses is very rare. Most of the described tumor occur predominantly around the orbits or arise from bones, with only a few cases of soft tissue tumors reported. A case of chloroma is reported, in which a large solid tumor of immature granulocytic cells was over the cerebral convexity compressing the brain diffusely on the right and not preceded by myelogenic leukemia.

MeSH Terms

Brain
Central Nervous System
Leukemia
Orbit
Sarcoma, Myeloid*