Arshad A Siddiqui, Naim ur Rehman.
Extradural Granulocytic Sarcoma causing acute Paraparesis
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan 2004;14(1):45-7.
Department of Neurosurgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

A case of 9 years old female presenting with rapidly progressive paraparesis during remission phase of acute myeloblastic leukemia is reported. Radiological imaging revealed an extradural mass in the upper dorsal spine producing significant cord compression. The patient showed a dramatic neurological recovery after spinal cord decompression and subsequently treated with appropriate chemotherapy and local radiotherapy.

Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Spinal Cord Compression. Spinal Epidural Tumor. Chloroma. Granulocytic Sarcoma. Leukemia. Blood Cancer. Cancer.

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