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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2013; 34(02): 126-127
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.116212
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Primary granulocytic sarcoma of lip - A rare extramedullary presentation of myeloid leukemia

Tamojit Chaudhuri
Department of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Sayan Paul
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Kirti Srivastava
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract

A sixty year old male presented with a swelling in the upper lip. On cytopathology, the patient was diagnosed as a case of granulocytic sarcoma. His bone marrow examination was unremarkable. Patient was then treated by radiotherapy alone 30 Gray in 15 fractions and achieved complete response. Eighteen months after follow up the patient is absolutely normal. To our knowledge this is the first ever reported case of granulocytic sarcoma of lip.

Keywords

Granulocytic sarcoma - myeloid leukemia - radiotherapy


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20 July 2021

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