title: Plasmacytoma arising in a pacemaker pocket.
abstract: A 48-year-old man developed a plasmacytoma in the subcutaneous pocket of a titanium covered pulse generator that had been inserted sixteen months previously. The tumor represented a cutaneous manifestation of myelomatosis. The presence of a pacemaker may affect the detection and treatment of tumors arising in the region of pulse generator pockets. Possible cause-and-effect relationships are explored.
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens; D002633:Chemotaxis; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens