Blood Res.  2014 Dec;49(4):280-283. 10.5045/br.2014.49.4.280.

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the thyroid: report of a rare case

• Hassan MJ
• Khans S
• Pujani M
• Jetley S
• Raina PK
• Ahmad R

• KMID: 2270689
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5045/br.2014.49.4.280

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Plasmacytoma*
Thyroid Gland*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Extramedullary plasmacytoma: gross-cut section of a specimen appears gray, firm, and fleshy.

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  Fig. 2 Microscopy of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the thyroid. (A) Sheets of plasma cells infiltrating the thyroid parenchyma with few entrapped atrophic thyroid follicles (H&E, ×100). (B) Sheets of plasma cells with some binucleated forms (H&E, ×400). (C) Many lymphoid follicles with germinal centers (H&E, ×100). (D) CD138-positive tumor cells on immunohistochemistry.

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  Fig. 3 Immunohistochemistry of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the thyroid showing (A) tumor cells positive for kappa light chain and (B) tumor cells negative for lambda light chain.

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