Open-access Plasmacytoma of head and neck as initial presentation of multiple myeloma

Plasmocitoma da cabeça e pescoço como apresentação inicial de mieloma múltiplo

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Plasmacytoma of head and neck as initial presentation of multiple myeloma

Plasmocitoma da cabeça e pescoço como apresentação inicial de mieloma múltiplo

Rodrigo Jorge de OliveiraI; Fabiano ReisI; Atul Kumar TanejaI; Luciano de Souza QueirozII; Verônica de Araújo ZanardiI

IDepartment of Radiology of the Clinics Hospital of the State University of Campinas, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Campinas SP, Brazil

IIDepartment of Pathology of the Clinics Hospital of the State University of Campinas, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Campinas SP, Brazil

Correspondence Correspondence: Fabiano Reis Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Universidade Estadual de Campinas Departamento de Radiologia Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126 13083-887 Caixa Postal 6111 Campinas SP - Brasil E-mail: fabianoreis2@gmail.com

45-year-old female with headache and facial tumor growing since 16 months ago. Diagnostic imaging demonstrated a large lesion on the right greater sphenoid wing, extending into the masticator space, nasopharynx, nasal cavity, clivus, sphenoid and maxillary sinuses, and to the anterior and middle cranial fossae.

Histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of plasmacytoma and later the bone marrow biopsy diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Multiple myeloma compromising the skull base is difficult to diagnose, specially when its onset is a head and neck plasmacytoma, wich is uncommon and overlaps other head and neck tumoral conditions that also present as large extra-axial masses.

Received 20 July 2010

Received in final form 9 August 2010

Accepted 16 August 2010

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  • Correspondence:
    Fabiano Reis
    Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
    Universidade Estadual de Campinas
    Departamento de Radiologia
    Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126
    13083-887 Caixa Postal 6111
    Campinas SP - Brasil
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