J Korean Med Sci.  2000 Aug;15(4):457-459. 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.4.457.

Granulocytic sarcoma of the breast preceding acute myelogenous leukemia: a case report

• Joo M
• Lee HK
• Kang YK
• Kim JH

• KMID: 1730645
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2000.15.4.457

Abstract

We report a case of granulocytic sarcoma presented as a recurrent breast tumor in a 42-year-old woman with no history of leukemia. The case was initially diagnosed as malignant lymphoma on a previous biopsy specimen and she refused chemotherapy. At the time of recurrence of the breast tumor, the patient showed full-blown features of leukemia. This case of rare tumor suggests that differential diagnosis should be considered when malignant lymphoma of the breast is detected.

Keyword

Granulocytic Sarcoma; Breast Neoplasms

MeSH Terms

Adult
Breast Neoplasms/surgery
Breast Neoplasms/pathology
Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis+ACo-
Carcinoma, Lobular/diagnosis
Case Report
Cell Nucleus/ultrastructure
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors+ACo-
Female
Human
Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute/pathology
Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute/diagnosis+ACo-
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Diffuse/diagnosis+ACo-
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology