Giant cutaneous plasmacytoma of the sacrococcygeal region

J Cutan Med Surg. 2010 Mar-Apr;14(2):90-4. doi: 10.2310/7750.2009.09016.

Abstract

Background: Cutaneous plasmacytoma is a very rare manifestation of extramedullary plasmacytoma, with only 32 cases having been reported so far in the last 60 years. Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a plasma cell tumor that involves soft tissues, without any signs of systemic spread of multiple myeloma or bone marrow involvement. The cutaneous lesions usually range in diameter from 1 to 5 cm and can be treated with radiotherapy or surgical excision.

Objective and conclusion: We present a case of a giant cutaneous plasmacytoma of the sacrococcygeal region with a diameter of 12 cm that was treated with surgical excision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasma Cells / pathology
  • Plasmacytoma / metabolism
  • Plasmacytoma / pathology
  • Plasmacytoma / surgery*
  • Sacrococcygeal Region
  • Skin Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery*