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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:e25-e26. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.066
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A Rare Case of Solitary Plasmacytoma Mimicking a Primary Lung Tumor

Kazimierz Gozdziuk, MD, PhD, Mariusz Kedra, MD, Pawel Rybojad, MD, PhD, Dariusz Sagan, MD, PhD*

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Accepted for publication November 24, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Sagan, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, SPSK4, Jaczewskiego 8, Lublin, 20-090, Poland (Email: dariusz.sagan{at}am.lublin.pl).

Extramedullary plasmacytomas, especially located in the thorax, are very rare. We present a 31-year-old patient who was diagnosed with a solitary plasmacytoma located in the lung mimicking a primary lung tumor. After several weeks, this developed into multiple myeloma.






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