Chameleonic Chloroma: A Case of Myeloid Sarcoma Presenting as a Pancreatic Head Mass

Cureus. 2024 Apr 8;16(4):e57880. doi: 10.7759/cureus.57880. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Abstract

We report a case of pancreatic myeloid sarcoma (MS), an extremely rare manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), in a 35-year-old male who presented with epigastric pain and watery stools. Initial diagnostic testing was inconclusive; however, following an extensive evaluation, endoscopic biopsies suggested AML, which was confirmed by a bone marrow biopsy. Given that few cases are documented in the literature, pancreatic MS without a preexisting hematologic malignancy poses a significant diagnostic challenge.

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia (aml); chloroma; granulocytic sarcoma; myeloid sarcoma; pancreatic cancer.

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