title: Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the pancreas diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration.
abstract: Extramedullary plasmacytoma involves organs outside the bone marrow; however, involvement of the pancreas is rare. We recently experienced a case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the pancreas that was diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). EUS-FNA, which has a high diagnostic accuracy and an excellent safety profile, is the modality of choice for establishing tissue diagnosis. We report a case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the pancreas diagnosed using EUS-FNA.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea. ; Department of Internal Medicine, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea. ; Department of Internal Medicine, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea. ; Department of Internal Medicine, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon-Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea. ; Department of Internal Medicine, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Im
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea. ; Department of Internal Medicine, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Joon Suk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyeong A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Hemato-oncology, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Hemato-oncology, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Yeong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jeong
keywords: Biopsy, fine-needle; Endosonography; Extramedullary plasmacytoma; Pancreas