Plasmacytoma of the pancreas: an unusual manifestation of multiple myeloma.
- Author:
Susan Swee Shan HUE
1
;
Rafay AZHAR
Author Information
1. Histopathology Department, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Immunohistochemistry;
Keratins;
metabolism;
Middle Aged;
Multiple Myeloma;
diagnosis;
pathology;
Pancreas;
pathology;
Pancreatic Neoplasms;
diagnosis;
pathology;
Plasmacytoma;
diagnosis;
pathology;
Syndecan-1;
metabolism
- From:Singapore medical journal
2013;54(5):e105-7
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the pancreas is a rare entity. Although this condition is uncommon, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of solid mass in the pancreas, especially in patients with underlying multiple myeloma. We report a case of pancreatic plasmacytoma in a 56-year-old woman with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. We highlight this rare manifestation of multiple myeloma among other better recognised presentations.
