A case of primary solitary pulmonary plasmacytoma

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;18(3):239-42. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01749.

Abstract

Most solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are plasma cell tumors that tend to develop in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues including the upper respiratory tract. We present a 43-year-old patient who was diagnosed with a solitary plasmacytoma in the lung. Primary plasmacytoma of the lung is exceedingly rare, and the treatment is surgical excision. This malignancy advances to multiple myeloma in a minority of patients. Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell malignancy that typically presents in the bone marrow.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lung Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms* / immunology
  • Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Male
  • Plasmacytoma* / diagnosis
  • Plasmacytoma* / immunology
  • Plasmacytoma* / pathology
  • Plasmacytoma* / surgery
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule* / diagnosis
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule* / immunology
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule* / pathology
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule* / surgery
  • Thoracotomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome