Plasma cell neoplasms are unusual tumors of the head and neck. Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare subtype of plasmacytoma. The other subtypes are multiple myeloma and solitary plasmacytoma of bone. Extramedullary plasmacytoma accounts for 4% of non-epitelial tumors of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx and they usually occur in patients between 6 and 7th decades of life and they are more common in men. Approximately 80% of extramedullary plasmacytomas are localized in the submucosa of the upper respiratory tract and 10% are multiple. The aim of this article is to review and to discuss the clinic presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the extramedullary plasmacytoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
Field : Sağlık Bilimleri
Journal Type : Uluslararası
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