Title |
Primary pulmonary plasmacytoma: a case report introduction
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Published in |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, August 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s12957-016-0948-8 |
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Authors |
Si Nie, De-Chang Peng, Hong-Han Gong, Cheng-Long Ye, Xiao Nie, Hai-Jun Li |
Abstract |
Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare plasma cell neoplasm within soft tissue and without bone marrow involvement or other systemic characteristics of multiple myeloma. Primary pulmonary plasmacytoma is a rare type of extramedullary plasmacytoma. A 48-year-old male with a tumor in the right middle ear was referred to our hospital. A routine chest X-ray was arranged and showed enlargement of the left lung hilum. His bilateral breathing sounded clear. A chest CT scan revealed a well-circumscribed mass. Pathological biopsy yielded a diagnosis of isolated pulmonary plasmacytoma. This is the first presentation of primary pulmonary plasmacytoma with a solitary pulmonary nodule and no lymph node involvement. |
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