Autologous bone marrow transplanation for extramedullary plasmacytoma presenting as adrenal incidentaloma.

Abstract

Extramedullary adrenal plasmacytoma (EMP) involving the adrenal glands is rarely encountered clinica-ly. We report a A 47-year-old male who presented with bilateral adrenal incidentalomas. After confirm--ing EMP , the patient received two consecutive autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) using high-dose melphalan. Following HSCT , a serial follow-up helical CT revealed a substantial de--crease in the size of both adrenal masses. Serial periodic serum protein and urine electrophoresis and immunofixation showed abrogation of a previously noted monoclonal band. At 50 months follow-up the patient was alive and well. Our patient is the first with EMP to have received an autologous HSCT,which may prove to have a role in therapy due to the immunological effect of the infused donor marrow T-lymphocytes against the clonal proliferation of abnormal plasma cells in extrammedullary sites.This case indicates that an EMP should be added to the differential diagnosis of adrenal incidentalomas.