Abstract:BACKGROUND
As an extramedullary form of proliferating myeloblasts, granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is common in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. GS in the central nervous system is rare, and an intraspinal space-occupying lesion caused by GS is even rarer. Surgical decompression is often necessary to remove the intraspinal space-occupying lesion. To the best of our knowledge, we report, for the first time a case of GS that caused extensive compression in the spinal canal without surgical decompress… Show more
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