Abstract | HISTORY AND CLINICAL FINDINGS: A 60-year-old man was found on routine examination to have an enlarged, firm, cervical lymph node. He looked older than his age and his general condition was poor. He had no fever, nocturnal sweating or weight loss. Further examination revealed no hepatosplenomegaly on palpation, but numerous enlarged cervical lymph nodes were palpable. INVESTIGATIONS: COURSE: As the patient was asymptomatic at diagnosis he was not given chemotherapy. There was no evidence of tumour progression at follow-up examination two months later. His progress will be monitored closely. CONCLUSION: This patient's history is consistent with the prognosis generally associated with primary nodal plasmacytoma that is much better than that of multiple myeloma.
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Authors | H P Horny, D M Menke, E Kaiserling, B Steinke |
Journal | Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
(Dtsch Med Wochenschr)
Vol. 120
Issue 50
Pg. 1734-8
(Dec 15 1995)
ISSN: 0012-0472 [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Primäres Plasmozytom (plasmozytisches Lymphom) des Lymphknotens. Differentialdiagnose nodaler plasmazellulärer Proliferate. |
PMID | 8542809
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Immunoglobulin M
- Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
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Topics |
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin M
(analysis)
- Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
(analysis)
- Lymph Nodes
(pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neck
- Plasma Cells
(pathology)
- Plasmacytoma
(diagnosis)
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