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Treatment of Extramedullary Myeloid Sarcoma With Radiotherapy

Myeloid sarcoma is a rare pathology with important clinical implications. In this paper, we report the case of a 95-year-old gentleman with an orbital mass, which was later confirmed to be a myeloid sarcoma. We also discuss the role of radiotherapy in regard to this diagnosis in patients.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Graham, Suzanne R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8281801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34277267
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15676
Descripción
Sumario:Myeloid sarcoma is a rare pathology with important clinical implications. In this paper, we report the case of a 95-year-old gentleman with an orbital mass, which was later confirmed to be a myeloid sarcoma. We also discuss the role of radiotherapy in regard to this diagnosis in patients.