Lin QT, Cai XR. Extramedullary plasmacytoma involving rectum: A case report and literature review.
Radiol Case Rep 2021;
16:785-788. [PMID:
33537109 PMCID:
PMC7841224 DOI:
10.1016/j.radcr.2021.01.023]
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Abstract
Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of the gastrointestinal tract is an extreme rarity. Clinical manifestations of EMPs are varied, depending on the position and progress of tumor. Here we report a case of an EMP involving rectum in an 80-year-old, male patient with a change of bowel habit. Computed tomography scanning confirmed a circumscribed, iso-attenuating mass with the obvious heterogeneous enhancement. Patient received the surgical resection by laparoscope and the plasmacytoma was finally confirmed by the pathology. Furthermore, we made a literature review about the EMP of gastrointestinal tract to get the further study. Finally, we found out there is no specificity in imaging examination. Diagnosis of EMP still depends on the histopathology.
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