[Primary pancreatic plasmacytoma].
Extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon malignant plasma cell tumors that present outside the bone marrow; 80% of extramedullary plasmacytomas are located in the upper respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal plasmacytomas are rare. We present the case of an asymptomatic 65-year-old man in whom a pancreatic mass was found incidentally. The lesion was determined to be a pancreatic plasmacytoma after fine-needle aspiration cytology and surgical resection. No clinical, laboratory, or imaging findings indicative of multiple myeloma or association with other plasmacytomas were found, so the tumor was considered to be a primary pancreatic plasmacytoma.
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Alicante, España. Electronic address: malufftorres@msn.com.
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Sánchez Acevedo
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Alicante, España.
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Pomares Rey
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Alicante, España.
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Alpera Tenza
Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Alicante, España.
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Andrada Becerra
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*