Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2010 Aug;43(4):466-469.

Granulocytic Sarcoma Involving the Pectoralis Muscle in a Patient with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea. jclee@med.yu.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea.

Abstract

We report here on a very rare case of granulocytic sarcoma of the pectoralis muscle on the left chest wall of a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia, and this malady presented as a very rapidly growing hematoma-like mass.

Keyword

Sarcoma; Thorax, neoplasm; Leukemia

MeSH Terms

Humans
Leukemia
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
Pectoralis Muscles
Sarcoma
Sarcoma, Myeloid
Thoracic Wall
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