[Primary granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas: efficacy of early treatment with intensive chemotherapy]. / Sarcome granulocytique primitif du pancréas: efficacité d'un traitement précoce par chimiothérapie intensive.

ABSTRACT

In the absence of systemic chemotherapy after the diagnosis of primary granulocytic sarcoma (PGS), all patients will subsequently develop acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The authors describe a case of PGS of the head of the pancreas found at laparotomy in a 32-year-old man. The patient received early after surgery, two courses of high-dose chemotherapy and, with a follow-up of 2 years, never developed AML. This rare observation illustrates the necessity of further early systemic chemotherapy after surgical excision of PGS.