Testicular Myeloid Sarcoma: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Kamal Kant Sahu; Akil Adrian Sherif; Ajay Kumar Mishra; Amos Lal; Abijai Singh

doi:10.1016/j.clml.2019.04.013

Testicular Myeloid Sarcoma: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2019 Oct;19(10):603-618. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.04.013. Epub 2019 May 15.

Authors

Kamal Kant Sahu¹, Akil Adrian Sherif², Ajay Kumar Mishra², Amos Lal², Abijai Singh³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA. Electronic address: drkksahu85@gmail.com.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA.
³ Department of Hospital Medicine, Mon Health Medical Centre, Morgantown, WV.

PMID: 31371220
DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.04.013

Abstract

Myeloid sarcoma usually involves lymph nodes, and head and neck regions. Uncommon sites like testis and ovary are rarely involved and pose a diagnostic challenge. Nonspecific findings, difficulty in retrieving biopsy specimens, and associated infertility are few of the hurdles faced during diagnosis and treatment of testicular myeloid sarcoma. Our review is an attempt to study myeloid sarcoma involving testis.

Keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Chemotherapy; Chloroma; Myeloid sarcoma; Testis.

Publication types

Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Chemoradiotherapy / methods
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Sarcoma, Myeloid / diagnosis
Sarcoma, Myeloid / therapy*
Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis
Testicular Neoplasms / therapy*
Testis / pathology*