Extramedullary plasmacytoma of paranasal sinuses. A combined therapeutic strategy.
Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the head and neck region is a rare malignant tumour comprising approximately 3% of all plasma cell tumours. Approximately 80-90% of extramedullary plasmacytomas involve the Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue of the upper airways, 75% of these involve the nasal and paranasal regions. Radiotherapy is considered the treatment of choice, surgery being limited to biopsy and to excision of residual disease. A case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus is reported, in which surgical excision is followed by complementary radiotherapy on the site of the tumour.
Attanasio
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Department of Neurology and Otolaryngology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Viccaro
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Barbaro
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De Seta
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Filipo
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D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed