ReviewJournal of gastrointestinal cancer2012
Pancreatic involvement by plasma cell neoplasms.
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- Solitary Pancreatic Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Diagnosed Through Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Biopsy-The Role of Endoscopic Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Approach: A Case Report and Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Unusual origin of a pancreatic head mass.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2026Article
- Pancreatic Plasmacytoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: An Unusual Extramedullary Onset of Multiple Myeloma.Cureus · 2025Article
- A Rare Cause Mimicking Pancreatic Cancer: Extramedullary Plasmacytoma.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2024Article
- Solitary plasmacytoma of the pancreas: A rare case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
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- Multiple myeloma presenting as plasmacytoma causing obstructive jaundice.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2020Article
- Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pancreas Complicated with Left-Sided Portal Hypertension-a Case Report and Literature Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2019Review
- Pancreatic Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Presenting as a Pancreatic Mass.Clinical medicine insights. Gastroenterology · 2018Article
- Primary pancreatic plasmacytoma: a rare case report.BMC gastroenterology · 2017Article
- Rare pancreas tumor mimicking adenocarcinoma: Extramedullary plasmacytoma.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2014Article
- Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the pancreas: a rare entity.Case reports in radiology · 2012Article
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Abstract
introductionPancreatic involvement by plasma cell neoplasms is an extremely rare event, with only 50 cases described in the literature. They can present as a primary solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma or plasmacytoma secondary to a plasma cell myeloma. Clinical manifestations are due to the presence of a pancreatic mass usually in the pancreas head, which causes extra-biliary obstruction and abdominal pain.
methodsAbdominal imaging including CT scan or endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration tissue sampling is essential for the initial diagnostic procedure. However, immunohistochemical analysis of the biopsy specimen or flow cytometry of the aspirated material is crucial to prove the monoclonality and the final diagnosis of a plasma cell neoplasm. DISCUSSION: Management of these situations include radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery or combined therapy. Novel medications including the immunomodulatory drugs or the proteasome inhibitors followed by consolidation with intensive chemotherapy and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation are nowadays used as upfront treatment in the cases associated to a plasma cell myeloma.
conclusionDespite the rarity, plasma cell neoplasms should be considered in the differential diagnosis of obstructive jaundice and pancreatic neoplasms since they are potentially treatable situations.
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