Primary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the lung

Intern Med. 1992 Dec;31(12):1396-400. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.31.1396.

Abstract

A case with primary plasmacytoma of the lung is described. The patient, a 55-year-old Japanese female, who simultaneously had a pulmonary plasmacytoma and bladder carcinoma. The bladder tumor was treated with transurethral resection. Pathologically, the bladder tumor was a non-invasive, papillary transitional cell carcinoma, grade II. The lung tumor was located in the right upper lobe and upper lobectomy was performed. The tumor measured 2.8 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm and had a white-yellowish cut surface. Histologic, electron microscopic and immunohistochemical examinations of the lung tumor revealed monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells (IgA, lambda light chain). There was no evidence of multiple myeloma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / metabolism
  • Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / metabolism
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lung Diseases / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / immunology
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasmacytoma / immunology
  • Plasmacytoma / pathology*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains