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Amandip S Gill1, Rabina Gill1, Paul Kaloostian2
1Heera Neurosurgical Associates, 17075 Devonshire St., Suite 101, Northridge, CA, USA.
Case Reports in Surgery
|December 5, 2017
Summary
Central nervous system (CNS) myeloid sarcoma, a rare complication of myeloproliferative disorders, presented unusually as a large subdural mass causing herniation in an adult with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This case highlights a rare presentation of CNS myeloid sarcoma.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Hematology
Background:
- Myeloid sarcoma is a rare extramedullary tumor arising from myeloid blasts.
- Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is uncommon, particularly in adults.
- Previous reports of CNS myeloid sarcoma in adults typically do not involve large mass lesions causing herniation.
