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Siow Ping Loong1,2, Ahmad Nordin Afandi1, Chee Lun Lum1, Cheng Ai Ong1.
Abstract
Solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are rare, discrete mass of neoplastic monoclonal plasma cells in the soft tissue with no evidence of multiple myeloma. They constitute 3 % of all plasma cell tumors and less than 1 % of head and neck malignancies. A 43 year old lady presented to our clinic with complains of diplopia and headache for 4 weeks. Computed Tomography scan showed a mass lesion in the sphenoid sinus eroding the sinus floor, right wall, basisphenoid and parasellar area. A biopsy of the mass reported as plasmacytoma. Systemic examination revealed no evidence of dissemination of the disease confirming the diagnosis of a solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma. The patient was subjected to 25 fractions of radiotherapy. Here, we report a rare case of solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the sphenoid sinus. © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2015.Entities:
Keywords: Extramedullary; Multiple myeloma; Plasmacytoma; Sphenoid sinus
Year: 2015 PMID: 31763226 PMCID: PMC6848286 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-015-0945-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 2231-3796