Spontaneous regression of extramedullary plasmacytoma —A case report
Arunabh ; Dutta Gupta, S. ; Bal, S. ; Sarda, A. K. ; Vijayraghavan, M. ; Shukla, N. K. ; Kapur, M. M.
Springer
Published 1988
Springer
Published 1988
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1436-2813
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plasmacytoma of the chest wall ; spontaneous regression
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Medicine
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Abstract A case of extramedullary plasmacytoma in the soft tissues of the posterior chest wall of an 80-year old man is reported herein. Immunofluorescence study showed that the tumor cells produced IgGλ. An M-component was also detected in the patient’s serum by paper electrophoresis. Two months following the open biopsy done to establish diagnosis, the tumor underwent spontaneous regression and the M-component in the serum also disappeared. This is the first case report of spontaneous regression of an extramedullary plasmacytoma and the probable reasons for this spontaneous regression are discussed herein.
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Electronic Resource
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