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KMID : 0371320020630030252
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2002 Volume.63 No. 3 p.252 ~ p.255
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Primary Plasmacytoma of the Thyroid
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Lee Sang-Chul
Kim Kee-Hwan
An Chang-Hyeok
Park Woo-Chan
Oh Se-Jeong
Kim Jeong-Soo
Jeon Hae-Myung
Yoo Seong-Jin
Jung Sang-Seol
Lim Keun-Woo
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Abstract
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Primary plasmacytoma of the thyroid gland is a rare disease which is known to comprise only about 0.3% of all thyroid malignancies, resulting in its clinicopathologic features remaining incompletely understood. Clinical manifestations of
plasmacytoma of
the thyroid, such as painless, non-tender, and non-toxic goitrous enlargement, are similar to those of other thyroid malignancies. Plasmacytoma of the thyroid can be diagnosed finally after ruling out all the other systemic diseases. Here, we
report a
case of a 49-year-old female patient with primary plasmacytoma of the thyroid, who had been suffering from anterior neck swelling in the thyroid region for 10 months. She had undergone total thyroidectomy under the diagnosis of an adenomatous
goiter.
However, pathologic report revealed plasmacytoma of the thyroid associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis. Intracytoplasmic monoclonal immunoglobulin (IgG) was demonstrated in tissue sections. Postoperative roentgenographic skeletal survey and bone
marrow
examination results were normal. We present a case of primary plasmacytoma of the thyroid along with a brief review of the literature.
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