Bilateral adnexal masses: A case report of acute myeloid leukemia presenting with myeloid sarcoma of the ovary and review of literature

Jenci Hawthorne; Hajrunisa Cubro; Elizabeth Farabee; Samer Z Al-Quran; Mustafa Al-Kawaaz; Semir Vranic; Whitney Goldsberry; Daniel Metzinger; Sarah Todd

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2023.101202

Bilateral adnexal masses: A case report of acute myeloid leukemia presenting with myeloid sarcoma of the ovary and review of literature

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2023 May 18:47:101202. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2023.101202. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Jenci Hawthorne¹, Hajrunisa Cubro¹, Elizabeth Farabee¹, Samer Z Al-Quran², Mustafa Al-Kawaaz², Semir Vranic³, Whitney Goldsberry¹, Daniel Metzinger¹, Sarah Todd¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecology Oncology, University of Louisville, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, 550 South Jackson Street, Ambulatory Care Building, Second Floor, Louisville, KY 40202, United States.
² University of Louisville, Department of Pathology, Abell Administration Building, 323 East Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202, United States.
³ College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, 2713 Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

•We report a case of a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) presenting as myeloid sarcoma.•This patient with bilateral adnexal masses was managed via total robotic hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.•There are a limited number of reports of bilateral ovarian occurrences that exist in the literature.•Myeloid sarcoma of the ovaries may present with vaginal bleeding to dysmenorrhea, dysuria, and palpable abdominal mass.

Keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Chloroma; Extramedullary myeloid tumor; Granulocytic sarcoma; Myeloid; Ovarian.

Publication types

Case Reports