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Granulocytic sarcoma of the oral cavity in a chronic myeloid leukemia patient: an unusual presentation.
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Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal [Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal] 2010 Mar 01; Vol. 15 (2), pp. e350-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Mar 01. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Intraoral granulocytic sarcoma is an unusual manifestation of chronic or acute leukemia. The oral manifestations often involve enlargements of the gingival and mucosal tissue from direct leukemic cell infiltration. Only 38 cases have been reported in scientific literature to date. We present the case of a 47 year-old female who was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in December 2006. She was referred to a dentist for further evaluation, revealing generalized gingival overgrowth as well as periodontal, apical disease, and bleeding of the gums. An oral biopsy was performed and histological features revealed immature blast-like cells.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1698-6946
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19767700
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4317/medoral.15.e350