title: Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Parotid Gland with Crystalline Inclusions: A Case Report.
abstract: BACKGROUND: Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the parotid gland is a rare condition. Intracytoplasmic Crystalline inclusions in the tumor are even rarer and have been reported only once in the parotid gland. CASE PRESENTATION: We report here, a case of plasmacytoma of the parotid gland with intracellular crystalline inclusions in a 73-year-old woman CONCLUSION: Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the parotid gland and crystalline inclusions in the tumor is of rare occurrence. The importance of such a finding with relation to tumor progression, clinical course of the disease or prognosis in general remains to be understood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Room 2868, G Wing, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N OW8, CANADA. inarkanth@shaw.ca
authors.forename: Rani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanthan
authors.forename: Bahman
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Torkian