Isolated Pancreatic Myeloid Sarcoma Associated with t(8;21)/RUNX1-RUNX1T1 Rearrangement

Intern Med. 2018 Feb 15;57(4):563-568. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8912-17. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

Abstract

No valid treatment for isolated myeloid sarcoma (IMS) has yet been established, and no thorough genetic examinations have been performed because of its low incidence and unique manner of development. We herein report a 34-year-old man with pancreatic IMS with t(8;21)/RUNX1-RUNX1T1 rearrangement. He was treated with high-dose cytarabine followed by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). This is the first report of pancreatic IMS with t(8;21). Positron emission tomography/computed tomography and genetic study are useful for the diagnosis, and allo-HSCT achieved complete remission in this patient.

Keywords: isolated myeloid sarcoma; pancreas; t(8;21).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics*
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit / genetics*
  • Gene Rearrangement*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / genetics*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / genetics*
  • RUNX1 Translocation Partner 1 Protein / genetics*
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / diagnosis
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / genetics*

Substances

  • AML1-ETO fusion protein, human
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
  • RUNX1 Translocation Partner 1 Protein