Myeloid sarcoma in brain and optic nerve presented as a relapse of acute myeloid leukemia: A case report

Mais Musleh; Samer Musleh; Manal Sheikhi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8861

Myeloid sarcoma in brain and optic nerve presented as a relapse of acute myeloid leukemia: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2024 May 7;12(5):e8861. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8861. eCollection 2024 May.

Authors

Mais Musleh¹, Samer Musleh², Manal Sheikhi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine AL-Assad University Hospital Damascus Syria.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine AL-Abasieen Hospital Damascus Syria.

Abstract

Myeloid sarcoma (MS) is a rare extramedullary infiltration of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We present a case of 19-year-old male with AML-M2 who relapse with AML sarcoma in brain and optic nerve. MS as AML extramedullary relapse had a poor prognosis.

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia; brain; relapse; sarcoma.

Publication types

Case Reports