Plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma

Extramedullary plasmactyoma is the solitary, soft tissue form of plasma cell neoplasm but lack the defining features of medullary or multiple myeloma. The diagnosis is difficult to make in routine practice setting due to the morphological and immunohistochemical overlap with plasmablastic lymphoma....

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Main Authors: Irulandy Ponniah, Suhasini Rajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2012;volume=55;issue=1;spage=104;epage=106;aulast=Ponniah
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spelling doaj-208eac756bb04b5cba14d488c0f33d1e2020-11-24T22:30:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292012-01-0155110410610.4103/0377-4929.94874Plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytomaIrulandy PonniahSuhasini RajanExtramedullary plasmactyoma is the solitary, soft tissue form of plasma cell neoplasm but lack the defining features of medullary or multiple myeloma. The diagnosis is difficult to make in routine practice setting due to the morphological and immunohistochemical overlap with plasmablastic lymphoma. We report a case of plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma in a 52-year-old in the mandibular lingual gingiva and discuss its differential from plasmablastic lymphoma. The gingival mass regressed with primary radiotherapy.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2012;volume=55;issue=1;spage=104;epage=106;aulast=PonniahExtramedullarygingivalymphomaplasmablasticplasmacytoma
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author Irulandy Ponniah
Suhasini Rajan
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Suhasini Rajan
Plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Extramedullary
gingiva
lymphoma
plasmablastic
plasmacytoma
author_facet Irulandy Ponniah
Suhasini Rajan
author_sort Irulandy Ponniah
title Plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma
title_short Plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma
title_full Plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma
title_fullStr Plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma
title_full_unstemmed Plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma
title_sort plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
issn 0377-4929
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Extramedullary plasmactyoma is the solitary, soft tissue form of plasma cell neoplasm but lack the defining features of medullary or multiple myeloma. The diagnosis is difficult to make in routine practice setting due to the morphological and immunohistochemical overlap with plasmablastic lymphoma. We report a case of plasmablastic extramedullary plasmacytoma in a 52-year-old in the mandibular lingual gingiva and discuss its differential from plasmablastic lymphoma. The gingival mass regressed with primary radiotherapy.
topic Extramedullary
gingiva
lymphoma
plasmablastic
plasmacytoma
url http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2012;volume=55;issue=1;spage=104;epage=106;aulast=Ponniah
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