Open AccessParatesticular Solitary Plasmacytoma
Author(s) -
Mehmet Ruhi Onur,
Ben Wandtke,
Jorge L. Yao,
Vikram S. Dogra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.86667
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmacytoma , ultrasonography , extramedullary plasmacytoma , pathology , radiology , multiple myeloma
Primary solid neoplasms of the extratesticular tissues are rare. The reported prevalence rate of paratesticular neoplasms is between 3% and 16% of all patients referred for scrotal ultrasonography. A plasmacytoma is a discrete, solitary mass of malignant monoclonal plasma cells that can arise in any part of the body. In this report, we present a case of a paratesticular solid mass detected in an 80-year-old patient that proved to be primary extraosseous plasmacytoma on surgery, and discuss its sonographic features