Plasmacytoma of the thoracic spine with intracellular amyloid and massive extracellular amyloid deposition

Ultrastruct Pathol. 1993 May-Aug;17(3-4):447-53. doi: 10.3109/01913129309027788.

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman presented with back pain and a lytic destructive lesion of T-11. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy revealed a granulomatous reaction with unusual signet ring type cells and vacuolated histiocytes. Subsequent resection of the lesion revealed a fibrohistiocytic reaction with extensive amyloid deposition. Immunoperoxidase stains confirmed monotypic kappa light-chain staining. Ultrastructural examination of paraffin-embedded tissue confirmed extracellular amyloid deposition. A unique feature of this case was the finding of intracellular amyloid; the unusual signet ring cells were shown to be plasma cells with intracellular amyloid, and the vacuolated histiocytes also contained amyloid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloid / metabolism*
  • Extracellular Space / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Plasmacytoma / metabolism
  • Plasmacytoma / ultrastructure*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Spinal Neoplasms / ultrastructure*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / ultrastructure*

Substances

  • Amyloid