'Myeloid Tissue' is another name for what?
Myeloid tissue Myeloid tissue Myeloid tissue, in the bone marrow sense of the word "myeloid" ("myelo-" + "-oid"), is tissue of bone marrow, of bone marrow cell lineage, or resembling bone marrow, and myelogenous tissue ("myelo-" + "-genous") is any tissue of, or arising from, bone marrow; in these senses the terms are usually used synonymously, as for example with chronic myeloid/myelogenous leukemia. In hematopoiesis, myeloid or myelogenous cells are blood cells that arise from a progenitor cell for granulocytes, monocytes, erythrocytes, or platelets (the common myeloid progenitor, that is, CMP or CFU-GEMM), or in a narrower sense also often used, specifically
Myeloid sarcoma correct term "granulocytic sarcoma" was proposed by Rappaport in 1967 and has since become virtually synonymous with the term "chloroma". Currently, any extramedullary manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia can be termed a granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma. Specific terms which overlap with granulocytic sarcoma include: In recent years, the term "myeloid sarcoma" has been favored. Myeloid sarcoma A myeloid sarcoma (chloroma, granulocytic sarcoma, extramedullary myeloid tumor), is a solid tumor composed of immature white blood cells called myeloblasts. A chloroma is an extramedullary manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia; in other words, it is a solid collection of leukemic cells occurring outside