A Journey Across Oceans With a Heavy Heart: Rare Presentation of a Pediatric Malignancy

Myeloid sarcoma, due to extramedullary deposition of myeloblasts, is one of the rare presentations in acute myeloid leukemia. We present an extremely rare case of a 5-year-old boy with cardiac myeloid sarcoma. Noninvasive mode of diagnosis, timely initiation of chemotherapy and meticulous supportive...

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Autores principales: Jayaraman, Dhaarani, Bhurat, Rishab, Rathinasamy, Jebaraj, Shanmugam, Sri Gayathri, Scott, Julius Xavier, Sivaraman, Rajakumar Padur, Sneha, Latha M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8353567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.027
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Sumario:Myeloid sarcoma, due to extramedullary deposition of myeloblasts, is one of the rare presentations in acute myeloid leukemia. We present an extremely rare case of a 5-year-old boy with cardiac myeloid sarcoma. Noninvasive mode of diagnosis, timely initiation of chemotherapy and meticulous supportive care are the keys to successful outcome. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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