Myeloid sarcoma of the septum pellucidum causing hallucinations and personality changes in an elderly woman: a case report
Rodrigo Garcia-Santisteban, Maria Kaufman, Monica Vinay, Hac-Tu Jacqueline Chung, Warren Brenner, Vlad Voin · 2026
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Rodrigo Garcia-Santisteban and co-authors describe a 2026 case of leukaemia returning as a lone tumour in an odd brain spot. An 88-year-old woman with a blood disorder turned leukaemia, long in remission, reported a month of vivid visual hallucinations, memory slips, and personality change. Scans found a small growth in the septum pellucidum, a thin wall between the front cavities of the brain.
Fluid drawn from around the spine held a blast population matching half the cells counted, with the same surface marks as her past leukaemia. Growths of this type usually sit in skin, nodes, or soft tissue, so a lone brain relapse is vanishingly rare. The case warns teams to weigh blood cancer return when past patients show new mind or mood symptoms, even after years of quiet remission.
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| CREATOR | Rodrigo Garcia-Santisteban, Maria Kaufman, Monica Vinay, Hac-Tu Jacqueline Chung, Warren Brenner, Vlad Voin |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13115 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |