Case Report
Year : 2022 | Volume : 6 | Issue : 2 | Page : 10-15
Extra medullary Plasmacytoma of nasal cavity- A rare case report
Sunderesh kamal Chander1, Vanishree M 2, Sonti Sulochana 3, Muthuvel Esakki 4
1 Postgraduate, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India, 2 Postgraduate, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India, 3 Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India, 4 Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India,
Address for Correspondence:
Vanishree M
Postgraduate, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email Id – vanishree.murugavel06@gmail.com
Abstract
Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare neoplasm characterized by monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells and accounts for about 3 - 5% of all plasma cell neoplasms including bone and extramedullary tumors. Extramedullary Plasmacytomas are more predominant in males who are in the 5th – 6th decade. It is most often located in the head and neck region. It usually affects upper respiratory tract 80% cases and 15% spread to cervical lymph nodes. They usually present as rhinorrhea, epistaxis and nasal obstruction. Approximately 15% progress to myeloma and 25% have local recurrence, may spread to regional lymph nodes or metastasize to distant sites.
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How to cite this article : Sunderesh kamal Chander, Vanishree M, Sonti Sulochana, & Muthuvel Esakki. (2022). Extra medullary Plasmacytoma of nasal cavity- A rare case report: Case Report. International Journal of Orofacial Biology, 6(2), 10–15. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjorofacbiol.v6i2.617
