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L A Fernandez1, S Couban, R Sy
1Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University and Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia, Canada. lfernand@IS.Dal.ca
Abstract:
Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a rare neoplasm of soft tissue that usually arises in the respiratory tract, nasal cavity, sinuses, and nasopharynx. It is even more uncommon for it to arise either in the testis or heart. We report the presentation of a case where plasmacytomas were found sequentially in the testis, subcutaneous tissue, and heart. EMP usually has a good prognosis except when it involves the heart. Our patient survived for only 15 months post autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.