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Plasmacytoma of the parotid gland
Author(s) -
Edney James A.,
Thompson Jon S.,
Conley Margaret C.,
Moore George E.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930280303
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmacytoma , parotid gland , multiple myeloma , pathology , lesion , extramedullary plasmacytoma
Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the parotid gland is an extremely rare lesion of which there have been only four other reported cases. The importance of these lesions rests in the possibility of their being a harbinger of multiple myeloma or their subsequent transformation to multiple myeloma. Because of its extreme rarity, the proper management remains unclear.