Granulocytic Sarcoma Presenting as a Palpable Breast Lump

Front Surg. 2017 Jan 23:3:67. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2016.00067. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

We report the case of a 45-year-old woman who palpated a voluminous painless lump in the superior outer quadrant of her left breast. Her past medical history revealed an acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated and considered in remission 1 month prior to this discovery. Imaging work-up by mammogram, US, and MRI showed multiples masses suspect of malignancy in both breasts. US-guided needle biopsy was performed in the palpable mass and in one of the multiple lesions located in the right breast. Histologic findings were compatible with a granulocytic sarcoma in both breasts, which was considered as a relapse of the AML treated a few months earlier.

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia; breast cancer; chloroma; granulocytic sarcoma; myeloid sarcoma.

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