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Thyroid cartilage involvement in patient affected by IgA multiple myeloma: case report.

Carmelo SaranitiDaniela SciandraFrancesco Dispenza

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LarynxPathologymedicine.medical_specialtyThyroid cartilagemedicine.medical_treatmentDiseasePlasma cellDexamethasoneMultiple myelomaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsmedicineHumansLaryngeal NeoplasmsMultiple myelomaMultiple myeloma; Thyroid cartilage; Plasma cell tumor of larynxAgedChemotherapybusiness.industryGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseThyroid cartilageImmunoglobulin Amedicine.anatomical_structureOtorhinolaryngologyDoxorubicinVincristineFemaleSurgeryPlasma cell tumor of larynxDifferential diagnosisPresentation (obstetrics)Tomography X-Ray Computedbusiness

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Neoplasms originating from plasma cell are rare in the head and neck region. A correct clinical evaluation is very important in order to formulate a differential diagnosis as well as to distinguish local from metastatic disease. We report a case of larynx involvement by an IgA multiple myeloma in a 69-year-old female diagnosed in October 2004 and treated with chemotherapy; the 1 year control do not show progression of disease and the laryngeal lesion is unchanged. We highlight the radiological findings and clinical features to suspect plasma cell tumors in cases with a similar presentation.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2008-01-01
10.1016/j.anl.2007.04.011http://hdl.handle.net/10447/29292