Granulocytic sarcoma of the mandible

Timmis, David P.; Schwartz, Joyce G.; Nishioka, Gary; Tio, Fermin

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Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 814-818, October 1986

Granulocytic sarcoma of the mandible

David P. Timmis, DDS
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA
Joyce G. Schwartz, MD
- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA
Gary Nishioka, DMD
- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA
Fermin Tio, MD
- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA

Abstract

The case is presented of a 54-year-old black man with a mass apparently involving only the soft tissue retromolar trigone on panoramic and mandibular series radiographs. A granulocytic sarcoma involving the mandible was diagnosed on biopsy with the aid of histochemical stains, immunologic cell surface markers, and electron microscopy. The autopsy also revealed involvement of the ribs and liver.

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