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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Case report
Primary pancreatic plasmacytoma: a rare case report
Published in: BMC Gastroenterology | Issue 1/2017
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Background
Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a very rare tumor derived from plasma cells and found outside the bone marrow. Most have been identified in patients with the more aggressive anaplastic form of the disease. Only a few cases of primary pancreatic plasmacytoma have been reported.
Case presentation
We present a case of a 56-year-old man in whom a pancreatic mass was found incidentally. The lesion was determined to be a pancreatic plasmacytoma after distal pancreatectomy. There are no indications of clinical, laboratory or imaging findings of multiple myeloma nor any association with plasmacytoma in any other places, so the diagnosis of primary pancreatic plasmacytoma was made.
Conclusion
Primary pancreatic plasmacytoma is rare and the diagnosis is difficult before surgery.