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Immunohistochemical evaluation of myeloid leukemia infiltrates (granulocytic sarcomas) in formaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue.

Paraffin sections of granulocytic sarcomas (GS) (n = 30) were immunohistochemically evaluated for CD3, CD15 (LeuM1), CD20 (L26), CD31, CD34, CD43, CD45, CD68 (KP1), lysozyme, myeloperoxidase (BM1), CD45RO (UCHL1), and LN5 with an avidin-biotin amplification system and a peroxidase-based color development system with DAB as a chromogen. CD45 positivity was present in all lymphomas and 24 of 25 granulocytic sarcomas. Lysozyme and CD43 labeled 26 of 29 granulocytic sarcomas, showing intense cytoplasmic staining. LN5 (membrane-staining) and CD68 (subtle cytoplasmic caplike staining) were found in 20 of 30 cases, often only focally. BM1 and CD15 mainly labeled maturing granulocytes and mostly were negative in primitive myeloid cells. Myeloid progenitor cell antigens CD31 and CD34 were seen in 7 and 12 of 30 cases, respectively. They seemed to recognize different subsets of myeloid leukemia infiltrates (16 cases positive for at least one); the use of CD31 and CD34 for defining these subsets should be evaluated further. Features suggesting a dual phenotype--T-cell and myeloid (positive for CD3, CD68, and lysozyme)--were documented in two cases. In contrast, lymphoblastic lymphomas (n = 4) were positive for CD3 and CD43 but negative for CD68, lysozyme, CD31, CD34, LN5, and myeloperoxidase. Lymphocytic lymphomas (n = 10) were positive for CD20 and CD43 but negative for all other markers. Small, round-cell tumors (n = 15) were negative for all markers. If T-cell and B-cell differentiation can be excluded with other markers, CD43+ is a sensitive marker for myeloid differentiation. Our results show that several markers are useful in the identification of myeloid leukemia infiltrates and in distinguishing them from lymphoblastic and lymphocytic lymphomas and small round-cell tumors in formaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue.

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Transformation of single myeloid precursor cells by the malignant histiocytosis sarcoma virus (MHSV): generation of growth-factor-independent myeloid colonies and permanent cell lines.

Direct single-cell assays for oncogenic transformation are available for fibroblasts but not for other cell types. Using malignant histiocytosis sarcoma virus (MHSV), a member of the ras family of retroviruses, in vivo-infected granulocyte/macrophage and macrophage precursor cells lost the requirement for externally added hematopoietic growth factors. Factor-independent growth was demonstrated by colony-transfer experiments. More than 25% of the independent colonies were established as permanent macrophage cell lines following a phase of adaptation to tissue culture conditions. Factor-independent colony growth was also obtained by in vitro infection of single cells. As many as 50% of all myeloid precursor cells were target cells for MHSV as measured by this assay. About 2 x 10(-3) of these colony-forming cells acquired growth factor independence and immortality after in vitro infection. Cell lines derived from these colonies did not require adaptation to tissue culture conditions.

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Facial palsy as first presentation of acute myeloid leukemia.

Granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma is a tumor composed of myeloblast or monoblast. These tumors may be found in any location of the body and occur in 5% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases and are more common in pediatric patients. In this report we describe the case of a 27-year-old male who developed lower motor neuron seventh nerve palsy followed by swelling of the parotid gland. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the soft tissue swelling revealed scattered blasts, and peripheral smear and bone marrow aspirate examination suggested AML. This is a rare presentation of a granulocytic sarcoma leading to a diagnosis of AML.

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Differentiation of follicular dendritic sarcoma cells into functional myeloid-dendritic cell-like elements.

In a rare case of follicluar dendritic cell sarcoma, malignant cells were isolated and cultured in the presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin 4 (IL-4) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). After 14 d, 15% of neoplastic cells differentiated into myeloid-dendritic cell-like elements as demonstrated by immunological and functional characteristics. These cells showed the same cytogenetic abnormality of the malignant clone (fluorescence in situ hybridisation analysis performed on CD1a+ cells) and were able to induce allogenic T-cell proliferation in the mixed leucocyte reaction. These data may indicate that antigen presenting capacity could be a functional state inducible in cellular elements which are believed not to be of hemopoietic origin. Further studies are warranted to confirm these findings and to clarify the possibility to use these cells to generate specific anti-tumoral immune responses.

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Acute myeloid leukemia presenting as spinal cord compression.

We report the findings of a 10-year-old boy who presented to a pediatric emergency department with symptoms of spinal cord compression. Radiological imaging demonstrated multiple soft tissue masses in the head and spine. The surgical pathology showed that the masses were comprised of myeloid leukemia cells. These findings were consistent with those observed on bone marrow aspiration. The characteristics and management of extramedullary leukemia are discussed.

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The role of short course of high-dose methylprednisolone in children with acute myeloblastic leukemia (FAB M2) presented with myeloid tumor.

The authors have previously demonstrated a favorable effect of high-dose methylprednisolone (HDMP), which can induce differentiation and apoptosis of leukemic cells in children with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML). Here, they evaluate the effect of short-course HDMP in 2 children with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML-M2) presented with myeloid tumor (MT). Methylprednisolone (20 or 30 mg/kg/day) was given orally, in a single dose, without using other antileukemic agents. Rapid cytoreduction in MT, peripheral blood, and bone marrow blasts was observed in both children following short-course (4 or 7 days) HDMP treatment, possibly due to HDMP-induced differentiation and apoptosis of leukemic cells. The effects of HDMP should be explored in patients with other subtypes of AML who present with MT.

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Facial nerve paralysis and paraplegia as presenting symptoms of acute myeloid leukemia.

Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor associated with acute or chronic leukemias or myeloproliferative disorders. Rarely, the tumor may be seen before the diagnosis of leukemia. Symptomatic facial nerve paralysis and spinal cord invasion by granulocytic sarcomas are also relatively uncommon. We present here a 17-year-old-female patient who had facial nerve paralysis and paraplegia due to granulocytic sarcoma as the presenting symptoms of acute myeloid leukemia.

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Granulocytic sarcoma of the larynx preceding chronic myeloid leukemia.

The authors report one case of granulocytic sarcoma infiltrating the larynx and cervical lymph nodes in a 50-year-old smoking patient. At the time of diagnosis there was no clinical and laboratory evidence of acute myeloid leukemia or chronic myeloproliferative disease. Four months after diagnosis, bone marrow morphology was consistent with chronic myeloid leukemia, accelerated phase. Cytogenetic abnormalities (Ph 1 chromosome, t(1; 12) (p36; p13), and trisomy of chromosome 20) were also found in hemopoetic cells. Granulocytic sarcoma preceding installation of chronic myeloid leukemia, as described here, seems to be a rare clinical event.

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Granulocytic sarcoma: an unusual complication of aleukemic myeloid leukemia causing spinal cord compression. A case report and literature review.

Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) is a rare solid tumor resulting from the proliferation of myelogenous leukemia cells. Chloromas usually present as soft tissue or bony masses of the head and neck in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) of the French-American-British M2 subtype. Occasionally chloromas may occur in patients with myelodysplasia and other myeloproliferative disorders and rarely precede the development of systemic disease. It is distinctly rare for such tumors to cause epidural compression as a first manifestation of disease. Herein, we report the case of a man with a thoracic extradural chloroma whose presentation of progressive lumbar pain ultimately led to the diagnosis of M2 AML. Surgical intervention prior to the onset of paraplegia and the prompt initiation of chemotherapy resulted in an excellent neurological and hematological outcome. We also review the literature of previously reported cases of spinal cord-associated chloroma and focus on the clinical presentation and treatment of this disorder.

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Extramedullary leukemia in children with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Children's Cancer Group.

OBJECTIVES: To describe features of patients with acute myeloid leukemia presenting with extramedullary leukemic tumors (EML). METHODS: Among 1,832 patients entered on Children's Cancer Group's chemotherapy trials with acute myeloid leukemia, 199 patients had EML, defined as any leukemic collection outside the bone marrow cavity. Three patient groups were denoted: group 1 (n=109) with EML involving skin (with or without other sites of EML), group 2 (n=90) with EML in sites other than skin, and group 3 (n=1,633) without EML. RESULTS: The incidence of EML was 10.9%. Group 1 patients tended to be younger, had higher white blood cell counts, were more often CNS positive, had FAB M4 or M5 subtypes, and possessed more abnormalities of chromosome 11 than group 3 patients. Group 2 patients were younger, more often had the FAB M2 subtype, and had a higher incidence of t(8;21)(q22;q22) abnormality than group 3, but had similar white blood cell counts and incidence of CNS positivity at diagnosis. For group 1 the 5-year event-free survival was 26%, significantly worse than for group 3 at 29%. Event-free survival was better for group 2 patients (5-year estimate 46%), which remained a favorable prognostic factor by multivariate analysis. The authors retrospectively determined whether 118 (59%) of the EML patients received localized radiotherapy to the site of EML: 42 did and 76 did not. There were no differences in estimated event-free survival between patients who did and did not receive radiotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: Non-skin (group 2) EML appeared to be an independent favorable prognostic factor. Localized radiotherapy to the site of EML at the end of induction chemotherapy did not improve outcome.

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Isolated extramedullary relapse in the pleural fluid of a patient with acute myeloid leukemia following allogeneic BMT.

We report an unusual case of AML, in which the patient showed extramedullary relapse in the pleural fluid and the skin without bone marrow recurrence even 3 years after allogeneic BMT. On examination of the pleural effusion and the skin, which relapsed 31 months and 40 months, respectively, after BMT, we found that most of cells were as the XY-type recipient by quantitative X/Y FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization). However, 100% of the bone marrow cells remained XX-type donor cells. In the present case, we believe that the graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) response in the extramedullary site was not so effective as that in the bone marrow, where it remains effective.

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