World Journal of Surgical Oncology (Oct 2007)

Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP): Report of a case manifested as a mediastinal mass and multiple pulmonary nodules and review of literature

  • Tsai Chung-Hong,
  • Lai Yih-Shyong,
  • Luh Shi-Ping,
  • Tsao Thomas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-5-123
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
p. 123

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Abstract Background Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a rare plasma cell neoplasm of soft tissue without bone marrow involvement or other systemic characteristics of multiple myeloma Case presentation A 42 year-old woman presented with intermittent dry cough of 10 months duration. Her breathing sound was slightly coarse without rales or rhonchi on auscultation. CT scan revealed a right anterior mediastinal shadow with multiple pulmonary nodular lesions. A video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed. Histopathology showed it to be a myeloma. Conclusion This is the first presentation of EMP with a mediastinal mass with multiple pulmonary nodules.