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11074634

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP), a malignant neoplasm of the soft tissues composed of plasma cells, may occur either as a solitary plasma-cell tumor (primary EMP) or as a manifestation of multiple myeloma (secondary EMP). We report on the aspiration cytology findings of an intriguing case of EMP of the thyroid that was initially misinterpreted as medullary carcinoma on clinical and cytologic examination. A major contributing cause for the cytologic misinterpretation was the presence of amyloid in the aspirate and the clinical impression of a "thyroid mass." Based on this experience, we suggest that EMP should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a neck mass that yields discohesive cells associated with amyloid/amyloid-like material. Clinical correlation and immunocytochemistry are crucial in avoiding pitfalls in this situation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
8755-1039
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
354-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Thyroid plasmacytoma mimicking medullary carcinoma: a potential pitfall in aspiration cytology.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Medical School and the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports