title: Parasellar syndrome caused by plasma cell leukemia.
abstract: A 71-year-old man had incomplete third cranial nerve palsy caused by plasma cell leukemia and a parasellar plasmacytoma. This is the first reported case of plasma cell leukemia in which a central nervous system sign was the initial manifestation. Only one previous case of intracranial plasmacytoma associated with plasma cell leukemia has been reported. The characteristics of intracranial plasmacytomas and of plasma cell leukemia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Bellan
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Gascoyne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007952:Leukemia, Plasma Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013100:Sphenoid Bone; D013577:Syndrome; D014792:Visual Acuity