Primary plasmacytoma of the breast

Authors
De Chiara, A Losito, S Terracciano, L Di Giacomo, R Iaccarino, G Rubolotta, MR
Citation
A. De Chiara et al., Primary plasmacytoma of the breast, ARCH PATH L, 125(8), 2001, pp. 1078-1080
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
ISSN journal
00039985 → ACNP
Volume
125
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1078 - 1080
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9985(200108)125:8<1078:PPOTB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We describe a solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the breast in a 37-ye ar-old woman. No other involvement was detected in the bone marrow or in an y other site during a 15-month follow-up period. Extramedullary plasmacytom as of the breast are extremely rare, especially those that are not associat ed with multiple myeloma. We review the histologic features of the previous ly reported cases with an emphasis on differential diagnosis and the diffic ulties encountered in arriving at the correct diagnosis in frozen sections.