S Antineoplastics Therapy related myeloid sarcoma: case reportA 13-month-old boy developed therapy related myeloid sarcoma (t-MS) during chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, carboplatin, etoposide and topotecan [routes not stated].The boy, who had a history of gross motor delay, was evaluated for 2 weeks of fever and worsening cough. The persistent symptoms and related investigations confirmed metastatic neuroblastoma. He received one cycle of chemotherapy with topotecan and cyclophosphamide which was further modified to a Children's Oncology Group intermediate risk protocol ANBL0532 therapy including cyclophosphamide, carboplatin, etoposide, topotecan and doxorubicin, with cumulative doses of 4951 mg/m 2 , 1582 mg/m 2 , 1025 mg/m 2 , 6 mg/m 2 and 85 mg/m 2 respectively. A 5 mm purple, firm, mobile, non-tender, dermal scalp nodule was observed after seven cycles of therapy. After completion of eighth cycle, the dermal nodule persisted and was accompanied by 2 smaller satellite lesions. A scalp biopsy revealed a dense lymphoid infiltrate containing large atypical cells with prominent nucleoli, fine chromatin and large amount of cytoplasm occupying the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Immunohistological staining showed positivity of the atypical cells for CD68KP1, CD33, CD43, CD45/LCA and lysozyme with focal MPO positivity. Cytogenetic evaluation recovered a single metaphase cell with a t(8;16) translocation. The results obtained were consistent with MS. Due to the presence of two histologically distinct malignancies, this was found to represent a t-MS. A chromosomal microarray identified a novel, de novo 7.3 Mb deletion within cytogenetic interval 9q22.32 to 9q31.1.The boy underwent a myeloablative 5/6 umbilical cord transplant. Eleven months post-transplant he remained in remission for both malignancies.Author comment: "The rare presence in our patient with what we believe to be a therapy-related myeloid neoplasm likely emphasizes the need for an aggressive curative approach." Brickler MM, et al. Early therapy-related myeloid sarcoma and deletion of 9q22.32 to q31.1.