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Solitary plasmacytoma of the epiglottis: a case report and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

James Welsh ,
William H. Westra ,
David Eisele ,
Robert Hogan  and
Ding-Jen Lee
James Welsh
Affiliation:
Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21287-8922
William H. Westra
Affiliation:
The Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21287-8922
David Eisele
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21287-8922
Robert Hogan
Affiliation:
Tunnel Cancer Center, Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE 19958, USA.
Ding-Jen Lee*
Affiliation:
Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21287-8922
*
Address for correspondence: Ding-Jen Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Oncology Center, The John Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-8922, USA. Fax: 410-955-3691 email: leedj@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
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Abstract

A 59-year-old white male presented with a two-month history of dry cough and shortness of breath. At bronchoscopy, a 1 cm mass on the laryngeal surface of the epiglottis was found. Immunohistochemical stain of the biopsy specimen revealed a monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells. Serological tests revealed normal serum immunoglobulin levels, and a bone marrow aspirate and biopsy was also normal; no abnormalities were found on serum or urine electrophoresis. He received radiotherapy (50 Gy), and was doing well three years following therapy without evidence of disease.

Keywords

PlasmacytomaEpiglottis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 174 - 176
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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