Plasmacytoma of the orbit involving lacrimal gland with secondary transformation into multiple myeloma: case report

The authors present a rare case of plasmacytoma of the orbit involving lacrimal gland with secondary transformation into multiple myeloma in a 42-year-old woman. The lesion was surgically removed and analyzed. Histopathological examination with immunostaining revealed it to be positive for immunoglo...

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Main Author: Romero,Ivana Lopes (author)
Other Authors: Campos,Felipe Augusto Garcez de (author), Damasceno,Renato Wendell Ferreira (author), Vital Filho,José (author), Bison,Simone Haber Duellberg Von Faber (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Plasmacytoma
Orbital neoplasms/radiotherapy
Lacrimal apparatus
Immunoglobulin kappa-chains
Neoplasm invasiveness
Multiple myeloma
Tomography, x-ray computed
Human
Female
Adult
Case reports
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492009000200020
Country:Brazil
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