Pancreatic Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Presenting as a Pancreatic Mass

extramedullary plasmacytoma presenting as a solitary mass in the intracranial posterior fossa

abstract a patient with a 3-month history of headache refractory to pain medication was admitted. the ct scan and mri showed evidence of a posterior fossa mass. this was pathologically confirmed as an extra medullary plasmacytoma (emp). he had a pathologic fracture of the left humerus 7 years ago while the radiologist was unaware at the time of diagnosis. a solitary bone plasmacytoma (sbp) was ...

Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Mimicking Pancreatic Cancer: An Unusual Presentation

Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell tumor that homes to and expands in the bone marrow and that, despite the new available drugs, remains incurable. Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a not frequent manifestation during the natural history of multiple myeloma and is frequently associated with plasma cell bone marrow infiltration. The most common locations for an EMP include the gastrointestinal tract...

Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Presenting as a Solitary Mass in the Intracranial Posterior Fossa

A patient with a 3-month history of headache refractory to pain medication was admitted. The CT scan and MRI showed evidence of a posterior fossa mass. This was pathologically confirmed as an extra medullary plasmacytoma (EMP). He had a pathologic fracture of the left humerus 7 years ago while the radiologist was unaware at the time of diagnosis. A solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP) was the cause...

Pancreatic Metastasis of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

Retroperitoneal inflammatory pseudotumor presenting as a pancreatic mass.

CONTEXT The inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare chronic inflammatory disease not considered as a real tumor but with a similar locally aggressive behavior. Although usually located in the lungs it may be found in other organs. CASE REPORT We present the clinical case of a 66-year-old woman diagnosed with inflammatory pseudotumor after undergoing an exploratory laparotomy due to a large non res...