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Promyelocytic sarcoma of the right humerus: an unusual clinical presentation with unique diagnostic and treatment considerations.

Sameer SawhneyNoa G HoltzmanDerik L DavisHannah KaizerVictoria GiffiAshkan EmadiMadhurima Koka
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Promyelocytic leukemia is a known medical emergency and requires rapid diagnosis and expedient therapy with differentiating agents. We present an unusual case in which the diagnosis is based on a fine needle aspirate of a humeral mass. Despite lack of systemic involvement, the sarcoma responded to traditional differentiation agents.
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