Open AccessA Giant Solitary Adrenal Plasmacytoma in a Patient with HIV: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Mehdi Chennoufi,
Ibrahim Boukhannous,
Mohamed Mokhtari,
Anouar El Moudane,
Mohamed Imran,
Abdelghani Ouraghi,
Issam Jandou,
Achraf Miry,
Ali Barki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-696X
pISSN - 2090-6978
DOI - 10.1155/2021/6654437
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmacytoma , malignancy , adrenal gland , biopsy , histopathology , extramedullary plasmacytoma , pathology , radiology , multiple myeloma
Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) involving the adrenal gland is an extremely rare malignancy. We report a case of a solitary adrenal plasmacytoma in an HIV-positive 50-year-old woman on antiretroviral therapy who presented with a rapidly progressing lumbar left masse. A CT scan objectified a locally advanced left adrenal mass measuring 135mm long axis. A biopsy was taken, and the histopathology with the immunohistochemical study objectified an adrenal gland plasmacytoma. The skeletal survey and the sternal suction biopsy did not show any abnormalities. The diagnosis of a solitary EMP of the adrenal gland was made. There are only 10 cases of solitary adrenal plasmacytoma with only one case associated with an HIV-positive patient reported in the literature. Therefore, this paper is aimed at presenting the second case of an HIV-positive patient diagnosed with solitary adrenal plasmacytoma.