title: Isolated extramedullary plasmacytoma of the true vocal fold.
abstract: We report a rare case of isolated extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of the right true vocal fold in a 38-year-old male with a one-year history of hoarseness. Immunohistochemical staining of plasma cells in the tumour, showed over 90 per cent of them to be positive for kappa light chains. After two attempts at local surgical excision and recurrence within 10 months, the tumour was irradiated. Only seven reported cases of isolated EMP of the true vocal fold are reported in the literature. The therapeutic options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ha' Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rakover
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014827:Vocal Cords