A Case of Multiple Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Arising from the Nasal Cavity, Nasal Septum, and Nasopharynx in a Patient with Nasal Polyps

Lee, Jae Hoon; Choi, Keum Ha

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2013;20(1):58-61.
Published online May 31, 2013.

A Case of Multiple Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Arising from the Nasal Cavity, Nasal Septum, and Nasopharynx in a Patient with Nasal Polyps

Jae Hoon Lee, Keum Ha Choi

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea. nose-1023@hanmail.net
²Department of Pathology, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.

비용을 동반한 환자에서 발생한 비강 및 비중격 그리고 비인두에서의 다발성 골수외 형질세포종 1예

이재훈, 최금하

원광대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학 교실,¹ 병리학 교실²

Abstract

Plasmacytomas can present as either medullary or extramedullary neoplasms. Extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMPs) are rare tumors, accounting for approximately 1% of all head and neck malignancies. EMPs most commonly present as a solitary lesion, with multiple sites involved in only approximately 10% of cases. The authors report a case of a patient presenting with a history of nasal obstruction and nasal bleeding and who was found to have multiple EMPs of the nasal cavity accompanied by nasal polyps.

Key Words: Extramedullary;Plasmacytoma;Multiple;Nasal Cavity