gran·u·lo·cyte

(grăn′yə-lō-sīt′)

Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm. Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are granulocytes.

gran′u·lo·cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.

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granulocytic - of or relating to granulocytes

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Cardiac granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma): In vivo diagnosis with transesophageal echocardiography.

Cardiac chloroma of three heart chambers in a patient with non-M3 acute myeloid leukemia

Granulocytic sarcoma is an uncommon presenting manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia.

Uterine Mass and Menorrhagia: A Rare Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Arduous Clinical Course

Gratwohl, "Granulocytic sarcoma after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: a retrospective European multicenter survey.

Myeloid Sarcoma after Allogenic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Successful Consolidation Treatment Approaches in Two Patients

Kim, "Granulocytic sarcoma of the spine: MRI and clinical review," American Journal of Roentgenology, vol.

Sacral Myeloid Sarcoma Manifesting as Radiculopathy in a Pediatric Patient: An Unusual Form of Myeloid Leukemia Relapse

When the infiltrate is characterized by neoplastic granulocytic precursors, LC is defined as granulocytic sarcoma or myeloid sarcoma (1).

A transient cutaneous relapse of AML M1 in hematological remission: a case report

[1] One case of acute monocytic leukaemia presented as granulocytic sarcoma. [2] Other unusual presentations include pyoderma gangrenosum, DIC, and Sweet's syndrome.

Unusual presentations of leukaemias--a review of two cases

Another hypothesis to be considered is the possibility that the meningioma-like lesion was actually a granulocytic sarcoma, due to a synchronous diagnosis with the MDS-EB-2.

Donor-Cell Origin High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome Synchronous with an Intracranial Meningioma-Like Tumor, 8 Years after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Myeloid or granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is a tumoral lesion consisting of immature granulocytic cells.

Extramedullary Relapse in a CML Patient after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

Romaniuk, "Case report: granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) presenting as a cerebellopontine angle mass," Clinical Radiology, vol.

Intracranial Myeloid Sarcoma Metastasis Mimicking Acute Subdural Hematoma

In addition to the retinal detachment, intraretinal hemorrhage and orbital granulocytic sarcoma were observed at time of diagnosis.

Ophthalmologic findings in children with leukemia: a single-center study

Myeloid sarcoma, also known as chloroma, extramedullary myeloid tumor or granulocytic sarcoma, is an extramedullary tumor mass consisting of immature myeloid cells and/or myeloblasts.

Myeloid sarcoma of the bladder in the setting of refractory anemia with excess blasts-2 (RAEB-2)

Breast tissue involvement by leukemia, sometimes referred to as myeloid or granulocytic sarcoma, is exceedingly rare and limited to case reports and autopsy series.

Morphologic Mimics of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma