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Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the adenoids
Author(s) -
Mann Georg,
Trebo Monika M.,
Minkov Milen,
Simonitsch Ingrid,
Chott Andreas,
Gadner Helmut
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.20547
Subject(s) - medicine , extramedullary plasmacytoma , plasmacytoma , dermatology , multiple myeloma
Extramedullary plasmacytomas are extremely rarely diagnosed in children. We report two cases of extramedullary plasmacytoma detected coincidentally in the adenectomy specimens of children younger than 4 years. We show that these children are disease‐free after local excision as the only treatment. Surgical treatment without anti‐neoplastic therapy in pediatric plasma cell dyscrasias of the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue may be a sufficient curative therapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2007;48:361–362. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.