Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the true vocal fold.

We report a rare case of extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of the true vocal fold. Our patient, a 62-year-old woman, presented with dysphonia. On workup, fiberoptic laryngoscopy detected a lesion arising from the anterior half of her left true vocal fold. No evidence of other pathology was noted. The patient underwent radical radiotherapy, and the lesion resolved. Follow-up revealed no sign of recurrence. A type of myeloma, EMP is rare, especially in the larynx. To the best of our knowledge, our patient represents the sixth case of glottic EMP to be reported in the literature.

Citation

Nilantha De Zoysa, Belinda Sandler, Kwame Amonoo-Kuofi, Rajiv Swamy, Prasad Kothari, George Mochloulis. Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the true vocal fold. Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2012 Aug;91(8):E23-5

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PMID: 22930090

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