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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr;29(2):196-7.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2016.11929415.

Bilateral synchronous plasmacytoma of the testis

Geetha Narayanan  1 , Rona Joseph  1 , Lali V Soman  1
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Case Reports

Bilateral synchronous plasmacytoma of the testis

Geetha Narayanan et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2016 Apr.

Abstract

Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is usually seen in the head and neck regions and in the upper respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems. Testis is a rare site for EMP, and bilateral synchronous testicular plasmacytoma occurring as an isolated event at initial presentation has been reported only once previously. We present herein the second such report in a 70-year-old man who underwent bilateral orchidectomy.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Orchidectomy section showing (a) sheets of plasma cells infiltrating interstitial tissue (hematoxylin and eosin, 100×) and (b) immunopositivity for CD138 (100×).
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