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Primary endobronchial plasmacytoma involving local lymph nodes and presenting with rare immunoglobulin G lambda
Sen Wei1, Xin Li, Zuoqing Song
1Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Management, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Abstract:
Extramedullary plasmacytoma occurring as a primary pulmonary lesion is rare. The present report describes a 42-year-old Chinese man diagnosed with primary pulmonary plasmacytoma following left lower lobectomy. Of note, an extremely rare immunoglobulin G lambda paraprotein was documented in the patient's serum by immunofixation electrophoresis. The patient has been well, showing no local recurrence or multifocal disease during a 15-month follow-up.
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