Extramedullary plasmacytoma: report of a case manifested as a pleural mass
Journal Title: Current Thoracic Surgery - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a plasma cell neoplasm of soft tissue without bone marrow involvement or other systemic characteristics of multiple myeloma. A 68 year-old male presented with haemoptysis of 3 months. Computed thorax tomography (CT) revealed a 3x5 cm pleural mass adjacent to right lower lobe. The mass was diagnosed as pleural plasmacytoma.
Authors and Affiliations
A. Cevat Kutluk, Celalettin İbrahim Kocatürk, Yunus Seyrek, Neslihan Akanıl Fener
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