Plasma cell infiltration of the upper aerodigestive tract treated with radiation therapy.
A case of chronic, fluctuating plasma cell gingivostomatitis that progressed despite chemotherapy and surgery is reported. This is the first case reported of treatment with radiation therapy, and one of the few cases reported where the infiltrate has reached the larynx. After receiving low dose radiation therapy, via a conformal technique encompassing the respiratory mucosal lining from the base of tongue to carina, there has been symptomatic improvement.
Fogarty
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. fogartygerald@petermac.unimelb.edu.au
Turner
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Corry
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy