title: Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the premaxilla.
abstract: Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare tumour with radiotherapy playing an important role in its management. This report describes the case history of a man with a solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma at an extremely rare site, the premaxilla, that posed certain diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. The patient underwent surgery followed by postoperative radiotherapy. The use of two modalities of treatment for this localized tumour has been justified by briefly reviewing the literature and defining the various prognostic factors. These prognostic factors in turn should guide the treatment of these uncommon tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Vedang
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: Jai Prakash
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jalali
authors.forename: Roshni F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Chinoy
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed