title: Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of urinary bladder.
abstract: An extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is presented with an isolated lesion in the urinary bladder accompanying an IgG-K paraproteinemia. After a short-term oral melphalan administration, the tumor soon regressed together with the paraprotein, and has never recurred during the two-year follow-up. This is the fourth case of primary EMP of the urinary bladder reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Minoo City Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumiya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osafune
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D008558:Melphalan