title: Solitary extramedullary plasmocytoma of the breast with kappa monoclonal gammopathy.
abstract: We report a case of solitary extramedullary plasmocytoma of the breast in a 85 year old woman. This is the third case of solitary breast plasmocytoma in the world's literature. This disorder is very rare and it was associated with a serum monoclonal protein. A similar case is presented and its clinical presentation and pathology discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Pathology, Karadeniz Tachnical University, Medical School, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alhan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calik
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kucuktulu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cinel
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozoran
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains