Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal cavity and ethmoidal sinus in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient

J Cancer Res Ther. 2020 Jan-Mar;16(1):157-160. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_102_18.

Abstract

Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) occurring in the nose and paranasal sinus regions are rare with a male preponderance in the fifth and seventh decades of life. We report a case of EMP of the nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus in a 28-year-old female with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Keywords: Ethmoid sinus; human immunodeficiency virus; immunohistochemistry; nasal cavity; plasmacytoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ethmoid Sinus / pathology*
  • Ethmoid Sinus / virology
  • Female
  • HIV / isolation & purification*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Nose Neoplasms / virology
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / virology
  • Plasmacytoma / pathology*
  • Plasmacytoma / virology
  • Prognosis