ENDOBRONCHIAL EXTRAMEDULLARY PLASMACYTOMA - REPORT OF ONE CASE

A patient underwent a subtotal resection of the tracheobronchial carin a for an obstructing endobronchial lesion. Preoperative biopsies of th e lesion were not diagnostic. After resection, the histological examin ation of the specimen removed demonstrated an extramedullary plasmacyt oma infiltrating the bronchial wall. Immunohistochemical studies showe d monoclonality for kappa light chains. The postoperative course was u neventful and the screening for multiple myeloma was negative. No adju vant treatment was given and the patient is currently alive and free o f disease 63 months after the resection. Primary endobronchial plasmac ytoma is a very rare disease; it is unclear which is the best treatmen t for endobronchial plasmacytoma. However, complete surgical resection has allowed a long-term survival, free of disease. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.