%0 Journal Article
%T An Unusual Case of Vomiting Caused by Myeloid Sarcoma
%A Ayub Ali Bin
%A Diana Triantafyllopoulou
%A Fouad Alani
%A Hazel Cowburn
%A Ioannis Gkikas
%A Jagdish Adiyodi
%A Matthew Saxton
%A Neil Sahasrabudhe
%A Stuart Mellor
%A Vivek Chand Goodoory
%J -
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.3390/reports2010002
%X Abstract Myeloid sarcoma is an extramedullary mass consisting of myeloblasts that may present simultaneously or precede a bone marrow disorder. It has been reported to occur without a known preexisting diagnosis of acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome or a myeloproliferative neoplasm and this is known as primary myeloid sarcoma. Here, we report a case of an 80-year-old male who presented with intermittent vomiting and significant weight loss for 3 months. The imaging and histological findings were consistent with a mesenteric myeloid sarcoma encasing the coeliac trunk and superior mesenteric artery, abutting and obstructing the proximal small bowel, causing subacute bowel obstruction. Systemic chemotherapy with low dose cytarabine achieved a reduction in the size of myeloid sarcoma and improved patient¡¯s symptomatology but unfortunately our patient succumbed to progression 11 months later. View Full-Tex
%K myeloid sarcoma
%K extra medullary tumor
%K acute myeloid leukemia
%U https://www.mdpi.com/2571-841X/2/1/2