title: Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the adenoids.
abstract: Extramedullary plasmacytomas are extremely rarely diagnosed in children. We report two cases of extramedullary plasmacytoma detected coincidentally in the adenoidectomy specimens of children younger than 4 years. We show that these children are disease-free after local excision as the only treatment. Surgical treatment without anti-neoplastic therapy in pediatric plasma cell dyscrasias of the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue may be a sufficient curative therapy.
authors.affiliation: St. Anna Children's Hospital, Vienna, Austria. georg.mann@stanna.at
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Monika M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Trebo
authors.forename: Milen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minkov
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simonitsch
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chott
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gadner
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology*; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012074:Remission Induction; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins