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Granulocytic sarcoma of the small bowel causing
intestinal obstruction
SW Wong, CKC Lai, KF Lee, PBS Lai
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince
of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Granulocytic sarcomas of the small bowel are rare. They
are discrete tumours of leukaemic myeloblasts and partially matured
granulocytes that form in any part of the body. This disease is
infrequently seen in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia, and
rarely seen in patients without leukaemia. Here we report a case
of small bowel obstruction due to granulocytic sarcoma of mid-ileum
in a non-leukaemic patient. We also review the literature on treatment
and prognosis of this condition.
Hong Kong Med J 2005;11:204-6
Key words: Intestinal neoplasms; Intestinal obstruction;
Leukemia, myeloid; Sarcoma, granulocytic
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