[An 8; 21 chromosome translocation associated leukemia presenting with large intestinal granulocytic sarcoma: a...

Two patients of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) presented with a large intestinal tumor and related symptoms. They had a tumor in the rectum or the ascending colon. Bone marrow cells obtained from both patients showed a karyotype with t(8;21). Chromosomal findings in the former patient has already been reported in detail (Am J Hematol 4, 273, 1978). These findings and reports in the literature indicate that large intestinal tumor may not be rare in AML with an 8;21 translocation. Complete remission was achieved after chemotherapy, when their intestinal tumors disappeared.