title: Discovery of a rare ileocecal plasmacytoma.
abstract: Here we report the discovery of an extramedullary ileocecal plasmacytoma, a rare entity reported only ∼60 times in the literature. This finding occurred during management of a patient who had sustained an occult perforation during diagnostic colonoscopy. We explored the patient finding a large ileocecal perforation, and thus a right hemicolectomy was performed. Interestingly, the pathology of the mass was consistent with an extramedullary plasmacytoma, which is a very rare gastrointestinal diagnosis. We end by summarizing the presentation and work-up of extramedullary plasmacytoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA Audie L. Murphy Veterans Affairs Hospital, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA gabriele@uthscsa.edu.
authors.forename: Emmanuel M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA Audie L. Murphy Veterans Affairs Hospital, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Savu