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Solitary plasmacytoma and extramedullary plasmacytoma of the paranasal sinuses and soft palate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

S. Majumdar ,
U. Raghavan  and
N. S. Jones
S. Majumdar
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
U. Raghavan
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
N. S. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
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Abstract

Solitary plasmacytoma of the paranasal sinuses are uncommon neoplasms of B lymphocyte origin. They comprise one per cent of all head and neck tumours of the upper respiratory tract. They can be solitary plasmacytomas of the bone (SPB), an extramedullary plasmacytoma or a local manifestation of multiple myeloma. Conversion to multiple myeloma happens more frequently in SPB. Radiotherapy is the common modality of treatment with, or without, adjuvant chemotherapy. Extramedullary plasmacytoma carries a better prognosis than a solitary plasmacytoma of the bone. We report four cases of solitary plasmacytoma of the bone and an extramedullary plasmacytoma of the paranasal sinuses and soft palate.

Keywords

PlasmacytomaParanasal Sinuses
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 11 , November 2002 , pp. 962 - 965
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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