Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the orbit: case report with results of immunocytochemical studies.
Orbital involvement as the initial manifestation of primary extramedullary plasmacytoma is rare. The case presented in this article illustrates several interesting aspects of the disease. The neoplastic process involved monoclonal B-lymphocytes that produced IgG-lambda chains.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology