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Lessons to be learned: a case study approach Extramedullary plasmacytoma presenting as upper back pain

M. Ganesh

Department of Medicine, Crawley Hospital, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 7DH, England

N. Sai Sankar

Crawley Hospital, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 7DH, England

R. Jagannathan

Department of Medicine, Stanley Medical College, Madras, India

Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a rare soft tissue plasma cell tumour, usually presenting as a mass within the upper respiratory tract. It is most unusual for it to present in the posterior medi astinum as a primary solitary lesion. Discussed here is the case report of a patient who initially presented with musculoskeletal pain. Subsequent investiga tions, however, revealed the cause to be an EMP; diagnosis was made on finding aggregates of plasma cells on histological examination of the tissue speci men. The latter had been obtained by way of a com puterised tomography scan guided biopsy of the tumour. Bone marrow aspiration studies showed no evidence of multiple myelomatosis. There was sig nificant clinical improvement in response to radio therapy. It is possible that this might represent one of the first documented reports of a primary solitary EMP in the posterior mediastinum.

Key Words: Back pain • computerised tomography (CT) scan guided biopsy • extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP); paraspinal mass • posterior mediastinum

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 120, No. 4, 262-265 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/146642400012000415
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