title: Primary eyelid plasmacytoma.
abstract: We report a case of eyelid plasmacytoma. The patient presented with a superficial lesion on the upper left eyelid, 10x7 mm in size. Histological and immunohistochemical findings were indicative of plasmacytoma with slightly abnormal sub-epidermic plasma cell infiltrates. Immunoperoxidase staining was strongly positive for intracytoplasmic kappa light chains. No infiltration by atypical plasma cells could be documented in the bone marrow biopsy and aspirate. Skeletal survey showed no osteolytic lesions or osteoporosis. The tumor on the left eyelid was surgically removed. No radiotherapy was administered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Hematology and Immunology Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Ianni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giansanti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Falini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabilio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery