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[An autopsy case of extramedullary plasmacytoma with systemic dissemination 2 years after the onset of a localized tumor in the nasal cavity].
- Source :
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Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics [Gan No Rinsho] 1984 Nov; Vol. 30 (14), pp. 1801-6. - Publication Year :
- 1984
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Abstract
- A 73-year-old male was admitted because of a localized tumor in the nasal cavity, which was suspected to be malignant lymphoma by biopsy specimens. Laboratory findings were within normal limits except for small amounts of M protein (IgG-lambda) in the serum. The patient was successfully treated by radiotherapy, with the disappearance of both the tumor and M protein. Two years after the onset, however, a solid tumor was observed in the soft tissue, followed by rapid systemic dissemination. An increase in M protein was obvious, and the biopsy specimens disclosed plasmacytoma. The patient died three months after admission, and post-mortem examinations revealed a diffuse infiltration of plasmacytes predominantly in the soft tissues.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Glycoproteins analysis
Humans
Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains analysis
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Nose Neoplasms analysis
Nose Neoplasms radiotherapy
Plasmacytoma analysis
Plasmacytoma pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms analysis
Soft Tissue Neoplasms pathology
Nasal Cavity
Nose Neoplasms pathology
Plasmacytoma secondary
Soft Tissue Neoplasms secondary
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Details
- Language :
- Japanese
- ISSN :
- 0021-4949
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6439913