Successful treatment of primary granulocytic sarcoma by non-myeloablative stem cell transplant

Leuk Lymphoma. 2006 Jan;47(1):159-62. doi: 10.1080/10428190500301140.

Abstract

Pre-leukemic granulocytic sarcoma (GS) may pose an initial diagnostic problem and its therapeutic approach has never been formally established. To our knowledge, non-myeloablative stem cell transplantation has been reported in cases of leukemic GS, but not in primary GS. We report a case of primary GS with extensive and aggressive presenting features and successfully treated with intensive chemotherapy followed by non-myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplant. This resulted in complete remission with minimal complications. Our case demonstrates the potential of graft-vs.-tumour effect in the treatment of GS and suggests that non-myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplant may be a feasible therapeutic approach for primary GS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Remission Induction
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / drug therapy
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / therapy*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Transplantation Conditioning*
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Treatment Outcome