Myeloid Sarcoma: An Unusual Presentation of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Causing Spinal Cord Compression

Myeloid Sarcoma: An Unusual Presentation of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Causing Spinal Cord Compression

Acute promyelocytic leukemia with concurrent myeloid sarcoma is a rare clinical event. Herein we describe a patient that presented with back pain and bilateral leg weakness caused by spinal cord compression due to extramedullary deposition of leukemic cells. Acute promyelocytic leukemia was suspecte...

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Main Authors: Tay Za Kyaw, Jayaranee A.s. Maniam, Ping Chong Bee, Edmund Fui Min Chin, Veera Sekaran Nadarajan, Hemalatha Shanmugam, Khairul Azmi Abd Kadir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2012-08-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Hematology
Subjects:
myeloid sarcoma
promyelocytic leukemia
cord compression
chloroma
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