Identification of rhinopharyngeal plasmacytic tumours by immunofluorescence on paraffin-embedded sections

Oncology. 1979;36(2):89-93. doi: 10.1159/000225324.

Abstract

Solitary myeloma is an uncommon lesion which may occur in many organs, mainly in the rhinopharynx. This lesion usually appears as non-secretory, and it is constituted by either typical plasma cells or large and atypical cells resembling epithelial anaplastic cells. Therefore, and immunofluorescent method on paraffin-embedded sections may be applied to reveal the presence and the monoclonality of the intracytoplasmic Ig in the pathological cells. In this paper we report a study on 22 patients suspected to bear a rhinopharyngeal tumor investigated by immunofluorescence. Moreover, in 4 cases peripheral blood lymphocytes were also studied. The results are discussed on the basis of the modern immunological trends.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cytoplasm / immunology
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / immunology
  • Plasmacytoma / diagnosis*
  • Plasmacytoma / immunology
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell
  • Rosette Formation

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell