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Autopsy case of primary myelofibrosis in which myeloid sarcoma was the initial manifestation of tumor progression.
Pathology international - 1 Jun 2012
Morita Kohei, Nakamine Hirokazu, Inoue Reina, Takano Masato, Takeda Maiko, Enomoto Yasunori, Kasai Takahiko, Nonomura Akitaka, Tanaka Haruyuki, Amano Itsuto, Morii Takeshi, Kimura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Myeloid sarcoma (MyS) is defined as an extramedullary tumor-forming neoplasm consisting of immature myeloid cells with/without maturation. We experienced a case involving a 68-year-old Japanese male patient who had been followed-up for four years with a diagnosis of chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis/primary myelofibrosis (PMF) and noticed a painful mass in his left axilla. A wedge biopsy characterized the lesion...
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