ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION OF A SOLITARY GASTRIC PLASMACYTOMA

Gastrointestinal plasmacytoma typically occurs in the setting of a systemic plasma cell neoplasm such as multiple myeloma or plasma cell leukemia. Rarely, a solitary plasmacytoma is identified. Surgical excision of early, isolated plasmacytomas is usually curative. We report on endoscopic excision o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Digestive endoscopy 2007-07, Vol.19 (3), p.139-141
Hauptverfasser: Roost, Jennifer, Mai, Hugh, Banerjee, Subhas, Longacre, Teri, Van Dam, Jacques
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Gastrointestinal plasmacytoma typically occurs in the setting of a systemic plasma cell neoplasm such as multiple myeloma or plasma cell leukemia. Rarely, a solitary plasmacytoma is identified. Surgical excision of early, isolated plasmacytomas is usually curative. We report on endoscopic excision of a solitary gastrointestinal plasmacytoma.
ISSN:0915-5635
1443-1661
DOI:10.1111/j.1443-1661.2007.00686.x