Isolated extramedullary plasmacytoma of the true vocal fold

We report a rare case of isolated extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of the right true vocal fold in a 38-year-old male with a one-year history of hoar seness. Immunohistochemical staining of plasma cells in the tumour, showed over 90 per cent of them to be positive for kappa light chains. After two a ttempts at local surgical excision and recurrence within 10 months, the tum our was irradiated. Only seven reported cases of isolated EMP of the true vocal fold are report ed in the literature. The therapeutic options are discussed.