Extramedullary cutaneous plasmacytoma

Cutis. 1991 Aug;48(2):134-6.

Abstract

Neoplastic degeneration of plasma cells can show different clinical features, including multiple myeloma and plasma cell leukemia. Skin involvement is not rare in patients with multiple myeloma, and represents a poor prognosis. Appearance of a cutaneous plasmacytoma without the involvement of bone marrow is very rare. We describe a patient who had cutaneous plasmacytoma, with two solitary lesions of the oral cavity. The patient also showed a cerebral involvement, but no evidence of multiple myeloma, with normal-appearing bone marrow.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology
  • Mouth Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Plasma Cells / pathology
  • Plasmacytoma / pathology*
  • Prognosis
  • Sella Turcica / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*