A case of an extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP), which presented with a solitary pelvic tumor, is reported. Complete tumor resection was performed, followed by radiation therapy. Our experience demonstrates a satisfactory short-term oncological outcome.
The duodenum and gastrointestinal tract are rarely involved by multiple myeloma, either diffusely or as a focal mass. A 59-year-old man was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and given chemotherapy. Four months later, he developed jaundice. Gastroduodenal plasmacytoma causing extrahepatic biliary obstruction was diagnosed. To the best of our knowledge, this…
Thalidomide and its analogs have been extensively studied in patients with multiple myeloma. We present the case of a 58-year-old female patient with immunoglobulin GA-κ multiple myeloma who was receiving thalidomide after failing an autologous transplant. She presented with profound asthenia and several space-occupying hepatic lesions, one of which was…
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