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Granulocytic sarcoma of the oral cavity in a chronic myeloid leukemia patient: An unusual presentation

2010; Medicina Oral S.L.; Linguagem: Inglês

10.4317/medoral.15.e350

1698-6946

PS. da Silva-Santos, BS. Silva, Fábio Luiz Coracin, FP. Yamamoto, Décio dos Santos Pinto Júnior, MG. Magalhaes,

Oral health in cancer treatment

Intraoral granulocytic sarcoma is an unusual manifestation of chronic or acute leukemia.The oral manifestations often involve enlargements of the gingival and mucosal tissue from direct leukemic cell infiltration.Only 38 cases have been reported in scientific literature to date.We present the case of a 47 year-old female who was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in December 2006.She was referred to a dentist for further evaluation, revealing generalized gingival overgrowth as well as periodontal, apical disease, and bleeding of the gums.An oral biopsy was performed and histological features revealed immature blast-like cells.