Septal plasmacytoma: Dilemma of diagnosis.

Autor: Patnaik S; Resident, Department of ENT, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India., Raj P; Professor & Head, Department of ENT, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India., Kashif AW; Professor, Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India., Singh K; Associate Professor, Department of ENT, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Medical journal, Armed Forces India [Med J Armed Forces India] 2024 Sep-Oct; Vol. 80 (5), pp. 586-589. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2024.05.009
Abstrakt: Plasmacytomas are malignant tumours characterised by abnormal monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells. They may be osseous or may arise from soft tissues. Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) accounts for only 1% of all head and neck malignancies. Septal plasmacytomas are extremely rare. Here, we report a case of an 80-year-old male patient with alocalised plasmacytoma arising from the nasal septum, which was resected endoscopically, with post-op radiotherapy and no recurrence in 1 year of follow-up. A multidisciplinary approach is required for the optimal diagnosis and management. It is essential to exclude any systemic involvement before arriving at a diagnosis of solitary plasmacytoma. Depending on lesion resectability, a combined therapy is the treatment of choice.
Competing Interests: The authors have none to declare.
(© 2024 Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services. Published by Elsevier, a division of RELX India Pvt. Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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