Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the thyroid gland is an uncommon condition. Up to date, its clinical pathological features are not fully understood. We present a case of an extramedullary nonmucosal plasmacytoma of the thyroid gland which is the first case with regional metastatic lymph nodes. This condition requires a scrupulous survey to rule out a metastatic multiple myeloma. Althoug...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Plasmacytoma is a systemic malignancy and it is the most frequent primary tumor affecting the skeleton. Progression from solitary plasmacytoma to systemic diffusion is reported to be 65-100% in 15 years. A case report of a rare 22-year follow-up of a thoracic solitary plasmacytoma is here presented. MATERIAL AND METHODS Clinical case analysis, radiographs, magnetic r...

We report the MR imaging findings in two patients with solitary craniocerebral plasmacytoma, a benign plasma cell tumor that can arise from the skull, the dura, or, rarely, the brain. In both patients, the lesion was extraaxial and nearly isointense with gray matter on T2-weighted MR images, and diffusely enhanced after administration of contrast material, bearing some similarities to meningiom...

Surgically, solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP) of the craniocervical junction (CCJ) is typically treated with cement augmentation and occipital-cervical stabilization (OCS). In the orthopedic spine literature, various surgical treatment options have been described for SBP, but only a few studies exist describing SBP of the CCJ with treatment involving cement augmentation alone. We report the case...

Plasma cell neoplasms are characterized by a neoplastic plasma cell lineage which produces a monoclonal immunoglobulin. These neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma) or as multiple lesions (multiple myeloma). Solitary plasmacytomas most frequently occur in bone (plasmacytomas of bone), but can also be found outside bone in soft tissues (extramedullary plasmacytomas).

The authors report on a study of eight cases of intracranial plasmacytoma to identify the risk of progression to multiple myeloma and suggest the treatment required for cure of solitary lesions. The diagnosis of multiple myeloma or myelomatous changes was made in the immediate postoperative period in four patients (50%), two of whom had skull base lesions. Of the four remaining patients, three ...

The authors present a rare case of plasmacytoma of the orbit involving lacrimal gland with secondary transformation into multiple myeloma in a 42-year-old woman. The lesion was surgically removed and analyzed. Histopathological examination with immunostaining revealed it to be positive for immunoglobulin G and Kappa chains, demonstrating monoclonality. However, no abnormality was observed on se...

©Copyright 2017 by Turkish Society of Hematology Turkish Journal of Hematology, Published by Galenos Publishing House Received/Geliş tarihi: May 31, 2016 Accepted/Kabul tarihi: August 15, 2016 Address for Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Osman KARA, M.D., Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, İstanbul, Turkey Phone : +90 505 492 69 25 E-mail : [email protected] ...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 79-year-old woman presented with a pulmonary nodule, which was incidentally found during regular health examination. Chest computed tomography revealed a solitary nodule of 1.4 cm in diameter located in the upper lobe of the right lung (A). Percutaneous ne...

Plasmacytoma is a tumor of monoclonal plasma cells bone or soft tissue that can occur anywhere in the body without evidence systemic multiple myeloma. It may present as solitary masses and classified osseous if arising from extraosseous tissue. Osseous plasmacytoma most common form with predominance active hematopoietic bones, including vertebrae, femur, pelvis, ribs. The diagnosis made biopsy....