Open AccessExtramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal cavity and ethmoidal sinus in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient
Author(s) -
Adeyi A Adoga,
Olugbenga A. Silas,
John P Yaro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_102_18
Subject(s) - nasal cavity , medicine , extramedullary plasmacytoma , plasmacytoma , paranasal sinuses , nose , sinus (botany) , ethmoid sinus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , anatomy , virology , multiple myeloma , biology , botany , genus
Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) occurring in the nose and paranasal sinus regions are rare with a male preponderance in the fifth and seventh decades of life. We report a case of EMP of the nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus in a 28-year-old female with human immunodeficiency virus infection.