[Primary pancreatic plasmacytoma]

Radiologia. 2014 Sep-Oct;56(5):e17-20. doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2011.10.010. Epub 2012 Jun 26.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon malignant plasma cell tumors that present outside the bone marrow; 80% of extramedullary plasmacytomas are located in the upper respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal plasmacytomas are rare. We present the case of an asymptomatic 65-year-old man in whom a pancreatic mass was found incidentally. The lesion was determined to be a pancreatic plasmacytoma after fine-needle aspiration cytology and surgical resection. No clinical, laboratory, or imaging findings indicative of multiple myeloma or association with other plasmacytomas were found, so the tumor was considered to be a primary pancreatic plasmacytoma.

Keywords: Extramedullary plasmocytoma; Mieloma múltiple; Multiple myelomas; Neoplasia pancreática; Pancreatic plasmocytoma; Pancreatic tumor; Plasmacytoma; Plasmocitoma; Plasmocitoma extramedular; Plasmocitoma pancreático.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Plasmacytoma / diagnosis*