Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasopharynx. Typical versus atypical presentation
Palomar Asenjo, V.; Borrás Perera, M.; Fortuny Llanses, J.C.; Palomar García, V.
Anales Otorrinolaringologicos Ibero-Americanos 33(2): 159-167
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-8874 PMID: 16749724 Document Number: 605033
Extramedullary plasmacytoma are rare plasma cell neoplasias. Eighty percent of these tumours grow in the ENT region. We report a typical case of a woman with a single tumour in the nasopharynx. Actually she is in complete remission after surgical and radiotherapic treatment. We also report an atypical case of a woman with a tumour in the nasopharynx associated with a cervical metastatic adenopathy and a plasmacytoma of bone. The treatment of this widespread disease was systemic chemotherapy. An update on this subject is done.