title: Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the parotid gland: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of primary extramedullary plasmacytoma (PEMP) with local amyloid deposition arising in the left parotid gland of a 78-year-old woman is described. The present case was studied with immunologic techniques with results confirming that the neoplastic cells were of monoclonal nature, producing lambda-light chains alone. PEMPs of the salivary glands are rare, with only 8 cases reported in the literature. The salient features of these 9 cases are summarized. Problems connected with the clinical, pathological and therapeutic aspects of PEMP with regard to the rare parotid location are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins