Chameleonic Chloroma: A Case of Myeloid Sarcoma Presenting as a Pancreatic Head Mass
We report a case of pancreatic myeloid sarcoma (MS), an extremely rare manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), in a 35-year-old male who presented with epigastric pain and watery stools. Initial diagnostic testing was inconclusive; however, following an extensive evaluation, endoscopic biopsi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-04, Vol.16 (4), p.e57880 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We report a case of pancreatic myeloid sarcoma (MS), an extremely rare manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), in a 35-year-old male who presented with epigastric pain and watery stools. Initial diagnostic testing was inconclusive; however, following an extensive evaluation, endoscopic biopsies suggested AML, which was confirmed by a bone marrow biopsy. Given that few cases are documented in the literature, pancreatic MS without a preexisting hematologic malignancy poses a significant diagnostic challenge. |
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ISSN: | 2168-8184 2168-8184 |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.57880 |