Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Parotid Gland with Crystalline Inclusions: A Case Report

Abstract

Abstract Background Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the parotid gland is a rare condition. Intracytoplasmic Crystalline inclusions in the tumor are even rarer and have been reported only once in the parotid gland. Case presentation We report here, a case of plasmacytoma of the parotid gland with intracellular crystalline inclusions in a 73-year-old woman Conclusion Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the parotid gland and crystalline inclusions in the tumor is of rare occurrence. The importance of such a finding with relation to tumor progression, clinical course of the disease or prognosis in general remains to be understood.

Keywords

• Parotid
• neoplasm
• plasmocytoma
• inclusion
• salivary gland.