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Fujikawa T, Kishimoto K, Inoue S, Nishimura A, Tojo R, Uemura S, Nakamura S, Saito A, Kozaki A, Ishida T, Mori T, Higashino M, Koyama J, Kawamura A, Hasegawa D, Kosaka Y. Epidural Spinal Cord Compression as the Presenting Manifestation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review. Intern Med 2023; 62:453-457. [PMID: 35793962 PMCID: PMC9970809 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9580-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We herein report a rare case of spinal cord compression due to epidural involvement of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A 14-year-old boy presented with a 7-day history of back pain, paraplegia and hypoesthesia. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed an epidural mass. Emergency laminectomy and resection of the mass were performed. Histopathologically, the resected mass was comparable to an extramedullary mass of AML. Chemotherapy was initiated, and complete remission was achieved. Neurological sequelae remained after the treatment. Based on the present and previous reports, spinal cord compression from epidural AML involvement may progress rapidly.
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- Tomoko Fujikawa
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan
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Bai CR, Li X, Wang JS, Li JJ, Liu N, Fei Q, Li D, Yang Y. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of primary isolated aggressive lumbar myeloid sarcoma: a rare case report and review of the literatures. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021; 22:220. [PMID: 33627110 PMCID: PMC7905608 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04066-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Myeloid sarcoma is a rare, extramedullary, solid tumor derived from immature myeloid cell precursors. It is most frequently accompanied by acute myelogenous leukemia, though infrequently found in non-acute myelogenous leukemia patients. The tumor may involve any part of the body, but the lumbar spine is seldom involved. The present case study aims to understand the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a rare primary isolated myeloid sarcoma of the lumbar spine causing aggressive spinal cord compression in a non-acute myelogenous leukemia patient. CASE PRESENTATION A 29-year-old man complained of an aggressive radiating pain to the lower extremities and moderate dysuria with a Visual Analogue Scale score that gradually increased from 3 to 8. Lumbar enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography revealed a lumbar canal lesion at lumbar spine L2 to L4 with spinal cord compression. A whole body bone scan with fused single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography demonstrated abnormal 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate accumulation in the L3 lamina and spinous process. No evidence of infection or hematology disease was observed in laboratory tests. Due to rapid progression of the symptoms and lack of a clear diagnosis, decompression surgery was performed immediately. During the operation, an approximately 6.0 × 2.5 × 1.2 cm monolithic, fusiform, soft mass in the epidural space and associated lesion tissues were completely resected. The radiating pain was relieved immediately and the dysuria disappeared within 1 week. Intraoperative pathological frozen section analysis revealed a hematopoietic malignant tumor and postoperative immunohistochemistry examination confirmed the diagnosis of myeloid sarcoma. CONCLUSIONS The primary isolated aggressive lumbar myeloid sarcoma is rarely seen, the specific symptoms and related medical history are unclear. Surgery and hematological treatment are effective for understanding and recognizing this rare tumor.
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- Cheng-Rui Bai
- Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China.
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We describe a case report of a man aged 56 years with a 4-month history of right-sided sciatica-type pain with subclinical disc prolapse evident on MRI. Worsening pain together with the appearance of a tender mass in his right buttock prompted further imaging, which demonstrated an infiltrative mass engulfing the lumbosacral plexus. This was later shown to be a granulocytic sarcoma on biopsy. Intervertebral disc herniation can be an incidental finding and is not always the cause of sciatica.
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- Department of General Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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Acute myeloid leukemia presenting with complete paraplegia and bilateral total blindness due to central nervous system involvement. Spinal Cord Ser Cases 2016; 2:15035. [PMID: 28053737 DOI: 10.1038/scsandc.2015.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We report a case of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in a 29-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although leukemic cell invasion of the CNS in patients with AML has been reported in ~3% cases, multiple invasions of the CNS are rare. A 29-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive flaccid paralysis of the lower extremities. Laboratory findings showed blast cells, accounting for 79% of his white blood cell count. Thoracic spine magnetic resonance imaging showed a T2-hyperintense intramedullary lesion at the T6 level. Peroxidase staining was positive in cells isolated from a paravertebral mass as well as the bone marrow aspirate. The patient was diagnosed as having AML, with CNS involvement. We performed an emergency laminectomy between T6 and T9 with tumor resection. Following chemotherapy, although the patient achieved complete remission, the paraplegia did not improve. The patient showed signs of involvement of the cranial nerves and bilateral total blindness because of the involvement of visual areas in the cortex; these were considered to be caused by another lesion. Furthermore, heterotopic ossification resulted in left hip contractures. Despite the patient achieving complete remission of AML and improvement in overall prognosis, the patient's physical function remained limited.
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Lama S, Lui SU, Xiao Y, Zhang H, Karki M, Gong Q. Sacral myeloid sarcoma involving multiple metastases to the brain: A case report. Exp Ther Med 2015; 9:1429-1432. [PMID: 25780446 PMCID: PMC4353790 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2015.2292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The presentation of myeloid sarcoma (MS) in the bone is common; however, rarely does the tumor occur in the sacral spine, and in a normal patient with no history of acute myeloid leukemia. The present study describes the rare case of a previously healthy 24-year-old male patient, who presented with a history of six months of repeated pain in the right leg and hip and limping for less than a month, who was diagnosed with sacral MS. Despite receiving surgical management and chemotherapy promptly subsequent to the diagnosis and undergoing close observation following the treatment, the patient still developed metastases to multiple sites of the brain. Taking into account the similar presentation of this rare disease to other entities, the early and accurate diagnosis of MS is vital, and the condition should be considered as a threatening manifestation with the possibility of metastasis to other sites of the body.
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- Sunima Lama
- Department of Radiology, Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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Liang C, Chan KH, Yoon PJ, Lovell MA. Clinicopathological characteristics of extramedullary acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL): report of a case with initial mastoid presentation and review of literature to compare extramedullary AMKL and non-AMKL cases. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2012; 15:385-92. [PMID: 22667334 DOI: 10.2350/11-12-1124-cr.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Extramedullary acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) is a rare neoplasm with a varied clinical presentation. AMKL with initial mastoid presentation has never been reported. The extreme rarity of mastoid AMKL, together with the tendency of extramedullary AMKL to mimic other small blue cell tumors, can create a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of AMKL that initially presented as a mastoid lesion and provide a comprehensive review and analysis that compares the characteristics of extramedullary AMKL and nonmegakaryoblastic acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in reported pediatric cases over the past 30 years. We found that patients with extramedullary AMKL were not only younger than patients without megakaryocytic differentiation but were also limited to those ≤ 2 years of age. In addition, girls predominated in both AMKL and AML MLL(+) groups compared with other types of AML (P = 0.0366 and P = 0.0082). Furthermore, we found that extramedullary AMKL was more likely to involve bone than AML MLL(+) (P < 0.0001) or other types of AML (P = 0.0002). These findings suggest that extramedullary AMKL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of SBCT in children, especially in patients with mastoid or other bony lesions, those ≤ 2 years of age, and female patients.
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- Conan Liang
- Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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While back pain presents less frequently in children than in adults, it still poses a significant clinical challenge with respect to making a firm diagnosis and developing an effective treatment plan. When children have back pain and medical attention is sought, an underlying pathology is usually suspected. Pediatric patients are evaluated, first, with a complete clinical history and examination and, second, by an imaging work-up that is based on initial findings, including the child's age and size, signs and symptoms, and suspected etiology. This article describes 1) the epidemiology of back pain in children, 2) the imaging work-up used, and 3) the correlation of imaging findings with disease entities that may cause back pain in the pediatric patient. The list of diseases giving rise to back pain is not meant to be exhaustive but rather reflective of the most commonly identified pathologies and disorders among young children and adolescents, from athletic injuries to lethal cancers.
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- D P Rodriguez
- Harvard Medical School and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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