Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Apex of Arytenoid: Endoscopic, CT, and Pathologic Findings
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
; : 107-111, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-30930
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a rare plasma cell neoplasm that occurs mainly in the soft tissues of head and neck region, with the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity and nasopharynx being the most common sites. Solitary EMP of the larynx is very rare but increasingly reported recently. Common sites of involvement in larynx in the order of frequency are the epiglottis, ventricles, vocal folds and ventricular folds. We report an extremely rare case of solitary EMP involving in the apex of arytenoids that was successfully treated by only surgical excision. Because solitary EMP of the apex of artytenoids is extremely rare, it should be included in the differential diagnosis for laryngeal mass. Also, solitary, small, pedunculated and localized EMP of the larynx could be completely removed by laryngeal microsurgery.
Full text:
Available
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paranasal Sinuses
/
Plasmacytoma
/
Vocal Cords
/
Nasopharynx
/
Diagnosis, Differential
/
Epiglottis
/
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
/
Head
/
Larynx
/
Microsurgery
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article