ISSN:
1436-2813
Keywords:
plasmacytoma of the chest wall
;
spontaneous regression
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A case of extramedullary plasmacytoma in the soft tissues of the posterior chest wall of an 80-year old man is reported herein. Immunofluorescence study showed that the tumor cells produced IgGλ. An M-component was also detected in the patient’s serum by paper electrophoresis. Two months following the open biopsy done to establish diagnosis, the tumor underwent spontaneous regression and the M-component in the serum also disappeared. This is the first case report of spontaneous regression of an extramedullary plasmacytoma and the probable reasons for this spontaneous regression are discussed herein.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02471472
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