[Cerebral granulocytic sarcoma disclosing acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia]

Arch Fr Pediatr. 1991 Feb;48(2):123-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A case of acute non lymphoblastic leukemia in a 9 year-old girl is reported. This case presented with intracranial hypertension with exophthalmos and parietal subcutaneous tumor; imaging techniques showed their subcutaneous, orbital and intracranial localizations. Complete remission was obtained within 7 months with polychemotherapy. The rare cases of granulocytic sarcoma of central nervous system in children are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid / diagnosis*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / diagnosis*