Head and Neck Manifestations of Plasma Cell Neoplasms

Multiple myeloma, solitary plasmacytoma of bone, and extramedullary plasmacytoma are plasma cell neoplasms. They represent distinct manifestations of a disease continuum, whereby the clinical findings are critical to diagnosis. Plasma cell neoplasms are histologically similar, and distinguishing one...

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Published in:The Laryngoscope 1997-06, Vol.107 (6), p.741-746
Main Authors: Nofsinger, Yoon Choi, Mirza, Natasha, Rowan, Philip T., Lanza, Donald, Weinstein, Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Multiple Myeloma - diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma - pathology
Multiple Myeloma - surgery
Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous)
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Plasmacytoma - diagnosis
Plasmacytoma - surgery
Tumors
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Summary:Multiple myeloma, solitary plasmacytoma of bone, and extramedullary plasmacytoma are plasma cell neoplasms. They represent distinct manifestations of a disease continuum, whereby the clinical findings are critical to diagnosis. Plasma cell neoplasms are histologically similar, and distinguishing one from the other has significant implications for treatment and survival. Plasma cell neoplasms are relatively unusual malignancies of the head and neck region. We present a case series of plasma cell neoplasms involving the skull base, paranasal sinus, larynx, and mandible as an introduction to a complete review of the literature on plasma cell neoplasms of the head and neck area.
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
DOI:10.1097/00005537-199706000-00007