Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) causing spinal cord compression

Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) is a rare solid tumor of myelogenous stem cells, usually appearing in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia and less commonly in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia or myeloproliferative disorders. We present a spinal epidural granulocytic sarcoma causing thoracic spinal cord compression in a patient with chronic anemia secondary to myelofibrosis.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/46661/1/234_2004_Article_BF00588708.pd