Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the colon: a case report
İsmail Zihni1, Rafet Dinç1, Selin Canpolat2, Fevzi Cengiz1, Adam Uslu1
1Clinic of General Surgery, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
2Clinic of Pathology, İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Abstract
Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare cause of nonobstructive colonic masses, which is often disregarded. Plasmacytoma is a neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells; when systemic involvement occurs, the disease is named multiple myeloma. Extramedullary plasmacytomas comprise 4% of all plasma cell tumours and occur mainly in the upper respiratory tract; gastrointestinal system involvement is rare. In this case we describe a rare cause of gastrointestinal system mass: extramedullary plasmacytoma involving the left colon.
Keywords: Extramedullary plasmacytoma, multiple myeloma, colon neoplasms
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Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - İ.Z., R.D., F.C., S.C., A.U.; Design - İ.Z., F.C.; Supervision - İ.Z., R.D., F.C., S.C., A.U.; Funding - İ.Z., R.D.; Materials - İ.Z., R.D.; Data Collection and/or Processing - İ.Z., R.D., F.C., S.C.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - İ.Z., F.C.; Literature Review - İ.Z., F.C.; Writer - İ.Z., F.C.; Critical Review - İ.Z., R.D., A.U.; Other - F.C., A.U.
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The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.