Extramedullary plasmacytoma of paranasal sinuses. A combined therapeutic strategy

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the head and neck region is a rare malignant tumour comprising approximately 3% of all plasma cell tumours. Approximately 80-90% of extramedullary plasmacytomas involve the Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue of the upper airways, 75% of these involve the nasal and paran...

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Published in:Acta otorhino-laryngologica italica 2006-04, Vol.26 (2), p.118-20; discussion 120
Main Authors: Attanasio, G, Viccaro, M, Barbaro, M, De Seta, E, Filipo, R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Case reports
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - surgery
Plasmacytoma - diagnostic imaging
Plasmacytoma - radiotherapy
Plasmacytoma - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the head and neck region is a rare malignant tumour comprising approximately 3% of all plasma cell tumours. Approximately 80-90% of extramedullary plasmacytomas involve the Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue of the upper airways, 75% of these involve the nasal and paranasal regions. Radiotherapy is considered the treatment of choice, surgery being limited to biopsy and to excision of residual disease. A case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus is reported, in which surgical excision is followed by complementary radiotherapy on the site of the tumour.
ISSN:0392-100X
1827-675X