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A Case Report on Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pleura
Shobha Mandal1, Saswat Jha2, Mary Grace Bethala3
1Internal Medicine, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, USA.
Abstract:
Solitary plasmacytoma is an extremely rare form of plasma cell malignancy that presents as a single mass of monoclonal plasma cells located either intraosseous or extramedullary (extraosseous). Extramedullary plasmacytoma can affect any part of the body, but the most common sites of origin are the head and neck region. The involvement of pleura is very rare. Here, we are enlightening this rare presentation and making readers aware of the clinical presentation and management of this rare malignancy.
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