Head and Neck Imaging

Extramedullary plasmacytoma

uncommon plasma cell neoplasm, arising most frequently from the soft tissues of the head and neck region, without evidence of systemic disease. The most common sites are the nose and the paranasal sinuses. The gross appearance is nonspecific. It may spread to surrounding soft tissues and invade bone, and may show lymphatic metastasis. There is controversy as to whether extramedullary plasmacytoma is a separate clinicopathological entity, or a stage in the development of multiple myeloma head and neck manifestation.

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