Myeloid sarcoma with multiple lesions of the central nervous system in a patient without leukemia. Case report

J Neurosurg. 2006 Dec;105(6):916-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.6.916.

Abstract

The authors report the unusual case of a 35-year-old woman suffering from left leg numbness and radiculopathy due to multiple lesions in the central nervous system: one right parietal extracranial-intracranial lesion with invasion of the sensory cortex, and two intraspinal, intradural lesions compressing the spinal cord at T3-5 and S 1-4. Biopsy sampling of the extracranial part of the parietal lesion led to a diagnosis of myeloid sarcoma. Further examination revealed no evidence of leukemic disease or myeloproliferative disorder. An aggressive multimodal approach to treatment in this patient with a combination of chemotherapy, whole-body radiotherapy, and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation was started immediately. The patient experienced full neurological recovery and complete disappearance of all lesions. At the 7-year follow-up examination, there was no evidence of disease. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a myeloid sarcoma with both intracranial and intraspinal manifestations in a patient without leukemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / diagnosis*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery*
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / diagnosis
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / pathology
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / surgery*
  • Skull Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Skull Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skull Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Somatosensory Cortex / pathology*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Compression / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery*
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed