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ArticleCureus2023

A Case of Recurrent Multiple Myeloma as Testicular Plasmacytoma Without Systemic Disease.

Krishna Doshi, Sabree Abedrabo, Jacob Bitran, Nahren Asado

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Rare Case of Multiple Myeloma with Extramedullary Right Atrium and Testicular Involvement at Initial DiagnosisTurkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Krishna DoshiInternal Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USA.
Sabree AbedraboHematology and Oncology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USA.
Jacob BitranHematology and Oncology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USA.
Nahren AsadoPathology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USA.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasma cell neoplasms include various conditions ranging from indolent conditions such as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) to more aggressive forms such as multiple myeloma (MM). The World Health Organization classifies plasmacytomas into two types: solitary osseous plasmacytoma (SOP) and extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP). Most primary EMPs occur in the upper gastrointestinal tract, head and neck, upper respiratory system, central nervous system, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys. However, the occurrence of EMP involving the testis site is quite rare. Given the rarity of testicular plasmacytoma, there is no consensus on the standard of treatment for this diagnosis. Most EMP is radiosensitive, with few localized types responding to surgical intervention. Tumor recurrence and disseminated infiltration are treated with adjuvant chemotherapy after radiation or surgery. Our patient has a unique presentation of an individual who developed recurrent myeloma of the testis 12 years after his initial diagnosis of myeloma.

Indexed as

extramedullary multiple myelomaextramedullary plasmacytoma (emp)plasma cell neoplasmsrelapsing multiple myelomatesticular plasmacytoma

Identifiers

PMID37485101
PMCPMC10362527
OpenAlexW4381682514

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