CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 33, 40-43, Copyright
© 1983 by American Cancer Society
Granulocytic Sarcoma of the Peritoneum
Tony Miksanek M.D.1,
Zenobius Semkiw M.D.1,
Cesar V. Reyes M.D.2, and
Zelma V. Molnar M.D., Ph.D.3
1 The Laboratory Services, Veterans Administration Edward Hines Jr. Hospital, Hines, Illinois.
2 The Laboratory Services, Veterans Administration Edward Hines Jr. Hospital, Hines, Illinois., The Department of Pathology, University of Illinois School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
3 The Laboratory Services, Veterans Administration Edward Hines Jr. Hospital, Hines, Illinois., The Department of Pathology, Loyola University School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois.
Granulocytic sarcoma is an unusual extramedullary tumor composed of immature cells of the myelogenous series; it usually occurs during the course of myelogenous leukemia. This paper presents a rare case of granulocytic sarcoma of the peritoneum, occurring without evidence of myelogenous leukemia in peripheral blood and bone marrow.