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chloroma
chloromaa malignant, greenish tumor that invades myeloid tissue and fluoresces red under ultraviolet light.See also: CancerTranslationschloroma
chloroma[klə′rō·mə] (medicine) A focal tumorous proliferation of granulocytes, with or without the blood findings of granulocytic leukemia; the sectioned surfaces of the mass are green. chloroma
chloroma [klŏ-ro´mah] a malignant, green-colored tumor arising from myeloid tissue, associated with leukemia" >myelogenous leukemia; it can occur anywhere in the body but has an affinity for the central nervous system, bone, and soft tissues of the head and neck. Called also granulocytic sarcoma.chlo·ro·ma (klō-rō'mă), A condition characterized by the development of multiple localized green masses of abnormal cells (in most instances, myeloblasts), especially in relation to the periosteum of the skull, spine, and ribs; the clinical course is similar to that of acute myeloid leukemia, although the tumors may precede the findings in blood and bone marrow; observed more frequently in children and young adults. See also: granulocytic sarcoma. [chloro- + G. -ōma, tumor] chlo·ro·ma , chloroleukemia (klōr-ō'mă, klōr'ō-lū-kē'mē-ă) A condition characterized by green masses of abnormal cells (in most instances, myeloblasts), especially in relation to the periosteum of the skull, spine, and ribs; the clinical course is similar to that of acute myeloid leukemia. See also: granulocytic sarcoma Synonym(s): chloromyeloma. [chloro- + G. -ōma, tumor]chloroma A form of acute LEUKAEMIA of granulocyte white cells in which green-coloured tumour masses occur. A kind of granulocytic SARCOMA. |