Case Report

Spinal Chloroma – Herald of blast crisis in a patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia: A case report

Stuti Chandola, M. Sarthak Swarup, Radhika Batra, Alpana Manchanda
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 26, No 1 | a2286 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v26i1.2286 | © 2022 STUTI CHANDOLA, M SARTHAK SWARUP, RADHIKA BATRA, ALPANA MANCHANDA | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 30 August 2021 | Published: 27 January 2022

About the author(s)

Stuti Chandola, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
M. Sarthak Swarup, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Radhika Batra, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Alpana Manchanda, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

Abstract

Myeloid sarcoma or chloroma is a localised tumour characterised by extramedullary proliferation of precursor myeloid cells. Commonly occurring in association with acute myeloid leukaemia, chloroma can occasionally be seen in myeloproliferative disorders with subsequent blastic transformation. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and evaluation of this entity. A case of chloroma involving the dorso-lumbar vertebral region is presented in a patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia with subsequent blastic transformation.


Keywords

myeloid sarcoma; chronic myeloid leukaemia; blast crises; acute myeloid leukaemia, chloroma

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