Plasmacytoma of the nasopharynx (a case report with a follow-up of twelve years).
A case of plasmacytoma of the nasopharynx with a 12-year follow-up is reported. The difficulty in clinical and histological diagnosis is stressed. Despite the development of multiple metastatic lesions, repeated investigations for multiple myeloma were consistently negative. The patient was treated with a combination of radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy at different stages of the disease.
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography