title: Solitary plasmacytoma of the epiglottis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 59-year-old white male presented with a two-month history of dry cough and shortness of breath. At bronchoscopy, a 1 cm mass on the laryngeal surface of the epiglottis was found. Immunohistochemical stain of the biopsy specimen revealed a monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells. Serological tests revealed normal serum immunoglobulin levels, and a bone marrow aspirate and biopsy was also normal; no abnormalities were found on serum or urine electrophoresis. He received radiotherapy (50 Gy), and was doing well three years following therapy without evidence of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-8922, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Westra
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eisele
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004825:Epiglottis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy