Megakaryoblastic leukemia presenting as a temporal bone granulocytic sarcoma. Case report. J Neurosurg 1993 Jul;79(1):128-31
Date
07/01/1993Pubmed ID
8315452DOI
10.3171/jns.1993.79.1.0128Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0027161740 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 13 CitationsAbstract
The unusual presentation of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia as a temporal bone granulocytic sarcoma in an infant without systemic manifestations of leukemia is reviewed. Leukemia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skull and skull-based lesions since the appearance on neuroradiological imaging is not unique in this diagnosis. Surgical treatment, as in this case, is limited to obtaining tissue for diagnosis and draining the infection.
Author List
Kaufman BA, Jones L, Zutter MM, Park TSAuthor
Bruce A. Kaufman MD Adjunct Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Child, PreschoolCombined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Facial Paralysis
Humans
Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute
Leukemia, Myeloid
Lymph Nodes
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Skull Neoplasms
Temporal Bone
Tomography, X-Ray Computed