Granulocytic sarcoma: a rare cause of sciatica

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Feb 15:2017:bcr2016219009. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-219009.

Abstract

We describe a case report of a man aged 56 years with a 4-month history of right-sided sciatica-type pain with subclinical disc prolapse evident on MRI. Worsening pain together with the appearance of a tender mass in his right buttock prompted further imaging, which demonstrated an infiltrative mass engulfing the lumbosacral plexus. This was later shown to be a granulocytic sarcoma on biopsy. Intervertebral disc herniation can be an incidental finding and is not always the cause of sciatica.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Buttocks
  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Plexus
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / complications*
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sciatica / etiology*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / complications*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography