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Primary granulocytic sarcoma of larynx.

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Kim, LY; Purkey, MT; Patel, MR; Ghosh, A; Hartner, L; Newman, JG
Published in: Head Neck
March 2015

BACKGROUND: Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor of myeloblasts. The purpose of this report was to present a case of a primary laryngeal granulocytic sarcoma and review of the literature. METHODS: A literature review was performed using Medline and PubMed databases to search for cases of all primary and secondary myelogenous tumors of the larynx. RESULTS: A 36-year-old man presented with a mass involving the preepiglottic space that was histologically confirmed as an extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia, or granulocytic sarcoma. Our review found 18 cases of secondary involvement of the larynx by myelogenous tumors, and only 1 previously reported case of primary laryngeal granulocytic sarcoma. CONCLUSION: The detection of granulocytic sarcoma is difficult given its rarity and nonspecific presentation. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of primary granulocytic sarcoma of the larynx reported in the literature.

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Head Neck

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EISSN

1097-0347

Publication Date

March 2015

Volume

37

Issue

3

Start / End Page

E38 / E44

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tracheostomy
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid
  • Risk Assessment
  • Rare Diseases
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Male
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Humans
 

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Kim, L. Y., Purkey, M. T., Patel, M. R., Ghosh, A., Hartner, L., & Newman, J. G. (2015). Primary granulocytic sarcoma of larynx. Head Neck, 37(3), E38–E44. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.23805
Kim, Luke Y., Michael T. Purkey, Mihir R. Patel, Ankona Ghosh, Lee Hartner, and Jason G. Newman. “Primary granulocytic sarcoma of larynx.Head Neck 37, no. 3 (March 2015): E38–44. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.23805.
Kim LY, Purkey MT, Patel MR, Ghosh A, Hartner L, Newman JG. Primary granulocytic sarcoma of larynx. Head Neck. 2015 Mar;37(3):E38–44.
Kim, Luke Y., et al. “Primary granulocytic sarcoma of larynx.Head Neck, vol. 37, no. 3, Mar. 2015, pp. E38–44. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/hed.23805.
Kim LY, Purkey MT, Patel MR, Ghosh A, Hartner L, Newman JG. Primary granulocytic sarcoma of larynx. Head Neck. 2015 Mar;37(3):E38–E44.
Journal cover image

Published In

Head Neck

DOI

EISSN

1097-0347

Publication Date

March 2015

Volume

37

Issue

3

Start / End Page

E38 / E44

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tracheostomy
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid
  • Risk Assessment
  • Rare Diseases
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Male
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Humans