Open AccessMandibular Plasmacytoma of Jaw – A Case Report
Author(s) -
Meet Kamal,
Parwinder Kaur,
Rakhi Gupta,
Shilpi Gupta,
Simranjit Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9565.4674
Subject(s) - plasmacytoma , medicine , head and neck , multiple myeloma , plasma cell neoplasm , extramedullary plasmacytoma , soft tissue , anatomy , radiology , surgery
The plasma cell neoplasm may present as Extramedullary Plasmacytoma (EMP) in soft tissues in bone as a Solitary Plasmacytoma of bone (SPB) or as a part of multi focal disseminated disease Multiple Myeloma (MM). The majority of 80% occurs in head and neck region. In our case, a 62-year-old male patient presented with a non tender swelling of short duration. The swelling was noted obliterating the vestibular depth in right lower mandibular region. The radiological features were non specific.