Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity
Extramedullary plasmacytomas are plasma cell neoplasms in organs other than the bone marrow. Most are found in the upper respiratory tract. Involvement of the pancreas is rare. We report a case of pancreatic plasmacytoma in association with advanced multiple myeloma.
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| description | Extramedullary plasmacytomas are plasma cell neoplasms in organs other than the bone marrow. Most are found in the upper respiratory tract. Involvement of the pancreas is rare. We report a case of pancreatic plasmacytoma in association with advanced multiple myeloma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c7d55c3582b04805bd4711b4a65cdc3a2025-02-03T05:54:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702012-01-01201210.1155/2012/798264798264Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare EntityAlexis Smith0Hassan Hal1Elizabeth Frauenhoffer2Department of Radiology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 100 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USADepartment of Radiology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 100 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USADepartment of Pathology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 100 University Drive, Hershey PA 17033, USAExtramedullary plasmacytomas are plasma cell neoplasms in organs other than the bone marrow. Most are found in the upper respiratory tract. Involvement of the pancreas is rare. We report a case of pancreatic plasmacytoma in association with advanced multiple myeloma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/798264 |
| spellingShingle | Alexis Smith Hassan Hal Elizabeth Frauenhoffer Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity |
| title_full | Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity |
| title_fullStr | Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity |
| title_short | Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity |
| title_sort | extramedullary plasmacytoma of the pancreas a rare entity |
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