title: Extramedullary plasmacytoma presented as a non-functional invasive pituitary macro-adenoma.
abstract: Pituitary adenomas are the most common etiology of sellar masses. Intra-sellar plasmacytomas are rare causes of sellar tumors of non-pituitary origin and may mimic nonfunctional pituitary adenomas clinically and radiologically. We report an uncommon case of an intrasellar plasmacytoma presenting as the only manifestation of multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. vpitini@unime.it
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pitini
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arrigo
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alafaci
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Altavilla
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D000368:Aged; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13 / Q000235:genetics; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006801:Humans; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology*; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53