The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 21, 354-356, Copyright © 1976 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Plasmacytoma arising in a pacemaker pocket
WR Hamaker, ME Lindell and AC Gomez
A 48-year-old man developed a plasmacytoma in the subcutaneous pocket of a
titanium covered pulse generator that had been inserted sixteen months
previously. The tumor represented a cutaneous manifestation of
myelomatosis. The presence of a pacemaker may affect the detection and
treatment of tumors arising in the region of pulse generator pockets.
Possible cause-and-effect relationships are explored.