title: Plasmacytoma of the hard palate.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is a systemic malignant disease and is associated with a poor prognosis. It is characterized by neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells involved in the production and secretion of monoclonal immunoglobulins (M proteins). It is generally a disseminated disease involving many bones. Systemic symptoms include bone pain, pathologic fracture, renal failure, hypercalcemia, weight loss, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia. This condition may occur as a solitary lesion (solitary plasmacytoma), which in some patients eventually progresses to plasma cell myeloma. Extramedullary plasmacytoma is defined as neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells in the soft tissue. It usually occurs in the upper respiratory tract, such as the nasal cavity or posterior oropharynx. The authors present a rare plasmacytoma case with maxilla involvement.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Training and Research Hospital, 1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. ragipoya@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ragip
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kayiran
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oruc
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Koçer
authors.forename: Dincer
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ogun
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology*