Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the pancreas: a rare entity.

Case Rep Radiol

Department of Radiology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 100 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.

Published: August 2012

Extramedullary plasmacytomas are plasma cell neoplasms in organs other than the bone marrow. Most are found in the upper respiratory tract. Involvement of the pancreas is rare. We report a case of pancreatic plasmacytoma in association with advanced multiple myeloma.

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