Clinical case of giant extramedullar plasmacytoma in a patient with multiple myeloma

Abstract

One possible manifestation of multiple myeloma may be extramedullary plasmacytoma, manifested by infiltration of plasma cells outside the bone marrow. In the debut of the disease, bone plasmacytomas are most often diagnosed, in contrast to extramedullary ones, which are rare. According to the literature, the presence of extramedullary plasmacytoma is an unfavorable factor characterized by an aggressive disease course, the absence of an antitumor response to standard therapy, and low overall survival rates. Therefore, the pathogenesis, clinic, diagnosis and treatment of this variant of the disease require additional study. This article presents a clinical case of an aggressive course of extensive extramedullary plasmacytoma in a patient with multiple myeloma with an assessment of various combination therapy regimens efficacy.

Keywords

• multiple myeloma
• extramedullary plasmocytoma
• antitumor therapy
• aggressive course