Primary extramedullary plasmacytoma (PEMP) is a tumor of atypical neoplastic cells that arise outside the bone marrow in patients without clinical evidence of existing multiple myeloma. These rare tumors, which can occur in virtually any part of the body, have shown a clear predilection for the head
Plasmacytoma of the parotid gland
โ Scribed by James A. Edney; Jon S. Thompson; Margaret C. Conley; George E. Moore
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 497 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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โฆ Synopsis
Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the parotid gland is an extremely rare lesion of which there have been only four other reported cases. The importance of these lesions rests in the possibility of their being a harbinger of multiple myeloma or their subsequent transformation to multiple myeloma. Because of its extreme rarity, the proper management remains unclear.
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