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Isolated extramedullary plasmacytoma of the true vocal fold

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Yoseph Rakover ,
Michael Bennett ,
Rephael David  and
Gabriel Rosen
Yoseph Rakover
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ha’ Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Michael Bennett
Affiliation:
Hematology Unit, Ha’ Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Rephael David
Affiliation:
Institute of Pathology, Ha’ Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
Gabriel Rosen
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ha’ Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
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Abstract

We report a rare case of isolated extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of the right true vocal fold in a 38-year-old male with a one-year history of hoarseness. Immunohistochemical staining of plasma cells in the tumour, showed over 90 per cent of them to be positive for kappa light chains. After two attempts at local surgical excision and recurrence within 10 months, the tumour was irradiated.

Only seven reported cases of isolated EMP of the true vocal fold are reported in the literature. The therapeutic options are discussed.

Keywords

PlasmacytomaLarynx
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 7 , July 2000 , pp. 540 - 542
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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