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| Year : 1995 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 69-71 |
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Subcutaneous granulocytic sarcoma in the chest wall diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology -- A case report
Roque G W Pinto1, Francisco Couto1, Suresh Mandreker1, Sachin Palyenkar1, Lata Kamat2
1 Department of Pathology, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa-403 022, India
2 Department of Medicine, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa-403 022, India
Correspondence Address:
Francisco Couto
House No. 240, La Campala Colony, Panaji, Goa 403 001
India
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A case of Granulocytic sarcoma (Chloroma, Myeloblastoma) presenting as an isolated subcutaneous swelling on the anterior aspect of the chest wall in a 20 year old male is described. The diagnosis was made from the examination of a FNA biopsy specimen. The patient showed no peripheral blood or bone marrow evidence of leukemia at the time of presentation. However he developed Acute Myeloid leukemia four months later.
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