[Solitary plasmacytoma of the lung treated with radiotherapy: case study and literature review]

Pan Afr Med J. 2019 Apr 23:34:92. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.92.20089. eCollection 2019.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Isolated malignant extramedullary plasma cell proliferations known as plasmocytomas are rare. They usually occur in the head and the neck (80% of cases) and exceptionally elsewhere. We report the case of a 62-year old patient with solitary plasmacytoma of the lung initially mimicking primary lung cancer. The purpose of this study was to describe our therapeutic approach and to emphasize the rarity of this case, the prognostic factors as well as the management of these tumors based on a literature review.

Les proliférations plasmocytaires malignes extra-médullaires isolées qu'on appelle plasmocytomes sont rares. Elles sont décrites habituellement au niveau de la tête et du cou (80% des cas) et exceptionnellement ailleurs. Nous rapportons l'observation d'un patient de 62 ans qui présente un plasmocytome solitaire pulmonaire mimant initialement un cancer bronchique primitif. Nous rapportons notre attitude thérapeutique et discutons à travers une revue de la littérature la rareté de ce cas clinique, les facteurs pronostiques ainsi que les modalités de prise charge de ces tumeurs.

Keywords: Extramedullary plasmacytoma; plasmacytoma of the lung; solitary plasmacytoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasmacytoma / diagnosis*
  • Plasmacytoma / pathology
  • Plasmacytoma / radiotherapy
  • Prognosis