Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma

Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) can occur de novo or in association with intramedullary myeloid disorders. With the advent of sophisticated molecular detection techniques to detect diagnostic genes such as bcrabl, PML-RARAandCBFB/MYH11 in bone marrowor peripheral blood,many cases of the so called ‘prima...

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Main Authors: Kuan, Jew-Win, Pathmanathan, Rajadurai, Chang, Kian Meng, Tan, Sen Mui
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2009
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author Kuan, Jew-Win
Pathmanathan, Rajadurai
Chang, Kian Meng
Tan, Sen Mui
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Pathmanathan, Rajadurai
Chang, Kian Meng
Tan, Sen Mui
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description Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) can occur de novo or in association with intramedullary myeloid disorders. With the advent of sophisticated molecular detection techniques to detect diagnostic genes such as bcrabl, PML-RARAandCBFB/MYH11 in bone marrowor peripheral blood,many cases of the so called ‘primary’ GS are questionable. We report a case of primary GS where the tumor mass bcr-abl translocation was demonstrated by fluorescent in situ hybridization in which there was no evidence of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). This is an important finding as it highlights the possibility that CML may present as a sole extramedullary form, and illustrates potential treatment by tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
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spelling unimas-122792016-06-10T07:44:12Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12279/ Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma Kuan, Jew-Win Pathmanathan, Rajadurai Chang, Kian Meng Tan, Sen Mui RZ Other systems of medicine Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) can occur de novo or in association with intramedullary myeloid disorders. With the advent of sophisticated molecular detection techniques to detect diagnostic genes such as bcrabl, PML-RARAandCBFB/MYH11 in bone marrowor peripheral blood,many cases of the so called ‘primary’ GS are questionable. We report a case of primary GS where the tumor mass bcr-abl translocation was demonstrated by fluorescent in situ hybridization in which there was no evidence of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). This is an important finding as it highlights the possibility that CML may present as a sole extramedullary form, and illustrates potential treatment by tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Elsevier Ltd. 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12279/7/Aleukemic%20bcr-abl%20positive%20granulocytic%20sarcoma%20%28abstract%29.pdf Kuan, Jew-Win and Pathmanathan, Rajadurai and Chang, Kian Meng and Tan, Sen Mui (2009) Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma. Leukemia Research, 33 (11). pp. 1574-1577. ISSN 0145-2126 doi:10.1016/j.leukres.2009.01.016
spellingShingle RZ Other systems of medicine
Kuan, Jew-Win
Pathmanathan, Rajadurai
Chang, Kian Meng
Tan, Sen Mui
Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma
title Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma
title_full Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma
title_fullStr Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma
title_full_unstemmed Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma
title_short Aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma
title_sort aleukemic bcr-abl positive granulocytic sarcoma
topic RZ Other systems of medicine
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12279/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12279/7/Aleukemic%20bcr-abl%20positive%20granulocytic%20sarcoma%20%28abstract%29.pdf