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Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) successfully detected extramedullary granulocytic sarcoma of the heart in a young adult male with acute myelogenous leukemia.
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MDCT imaging can detect extramedullary granulocytic sarcoma of the heart, aiding in the timely diagnosis of this rare AML complication.
Granulocytic sarcoma, also known as chloroma, is an uncommon tumor typically seen in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Extramedullary cardiac involvement of granulocytic sarcoma is rare and there is a paucity of information regarding its multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) imaging appearance. We present a case of extramedullary granulocytic sarcoma of the heart detected on MDCT in a young adult male with AML. An understanding of how extramedullary granulocytic sarcoma of the heart appears on MDCT may decrease or prevent delays in diagnosing this uncommon, although important, complication from AML.
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Tsai et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Extramedullary granulocytic sarcoma of the heart in acute myelogenous leukemia (n=1). Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) was evaluated on MDCT imaging appearance. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) successfully detected extramedullary granulocytic sarcoma of the heart in a young adult male with acute myelogenous leukemia.
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