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granulocytic

granulocytic

9.7
Relates to white blood cells that have tiny grains inside
  • adjective
  • /ˌɡrænjʊloʊˈsaɪtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : granulocítico
  • The patient was diagnosed with granulocytic anaplasmosis after being bitten by a tick.
  • granulocytic sarcoma
  • granulocytic anaplasmosis
  • human granulocytic

Examples

  • In fact, one study found that 26 of 27 cases were correctly diagnosed on fine-needle aspiration; the lone nondiagnostic case was subsequently diagnosed as a granulocytic sarcoma on open biopsy.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Granulocytic sarcoma is often mistaken for lymphoma or other poorly differentiated malignancies, and the correct diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion.

    Academic text (2009)
  • We describe a new case of granulocytic sarcoma of the nasal cavity.

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  • We describe the case of a 55-year-old man who presented with an intranasal mass that was later diagnosed as a granulocytic sarcoma.

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  • Even when granulocytic sarcoma appears to be isolated, it is most likely a partial manifestation of a systemic disease.

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  • Granulocytic sarcoma of the nasal cavity is exceedingly rare.

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  • In conclusion, granulocytic sarcoma is a rare hematologic abnormality that can be effectively treated if diagnosed early and treated promptly with aggressive systemic chemotherapy.

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  • Granulocytic sarcoma is synonymous with extramedullary myeloid sarcoma, myeloblastoma, and chloroma.

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  • Surgery and radiation therapy do not appear to play a role in the treatment of granulocytic sarcoma except in cases of residual or symptomatic disease. (n19, n21)

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  • Extra-medullary myeloid tumor (granulocytic sarcoma) is often misdiagnosed: A study of 26 cases. Histopathology 1999; 34(5):391-8.

    Academic text (2009)

Compounds

granulocytic leukemia
  • Specialized
6.8

A blood cancer that makes too many young white blood cells

Surface Forms

granulocytic positive

Morphology

granulocytic = granulocyte (transparent) = granul + cyte + ic

Regular adjectival derivation from the noun 'granulocyte' using the productive suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

The word granulocytic comes from granule 'small grain' and -cyte 'cell'. So it names cells that have tiny 'grains' inside them, especially a kind of white blood cell, which is why doctors use the word when they talk about blood tests and tissue findings.