Granulocytic Sarcoma (Chloroma) Presenting as Multiple Sites in Oral Cavity: Report of a Case

authors:

avatar Mohammad Moshref 1 , avatar Ali Lotfi 1 , avatar Fatemeh Mashhadi-Abbas 1 , avatar Neda Kargahi 2 , *

Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Dental Implant Research Center, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

how to cite: Moshref M, Lotfi A, Mashhadi-Abbas F, Kargahi N . Granulocytic Sarcoma (Chloroma) Presenting as Multiple Sites in Oral Cavity: Report of a Case. Int J Cancer Manag. 2014;7(1):e80511. 

Abstract

Granulocytic Sarcoma (GS), an unusual extramedullary tumor, is composed of immature granulocytic precursor cells. The intraoral occurrence of this tumor is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of GS with palatal swelling, gingival lesions in maxilla and mandible and aleukemic presentation in a 45- year- old male.

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