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Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma involving the nasopharynx is very rare. A case of asymptomatic extramedullary plasmacytoma in the nasopharynx in a 69-year-old man is presented. Radiotherapy was the treatment (60 Gy). In this patient two neoplasms of B series are associated (lymphoproliferative B Kappa syndrome and extramedullary plasmacytoma).
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Nasofaringe/patologia , Neoplasias Faríngeas/patologia , Plasmocitoma/patologia , Idoso , Humanos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/patologia , Masculino , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas/patologiaRESUMO
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumor of major salivary glands, but it is unusual into the larynx. The AA. expose a case of a 74-year-old man who consulted for dysphonia and diagnosed as having a subglottic pleomorphic adenoma. The patient needed an urgent tracheotomy owing to the dyspnoea. Removal of the tumor was made through direct laryngoscopy. Literature on pleomorphic laryngeal adenoma is reviewed.
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Adenoma Pleomorfo/diagnóstico , Glote , Neoplasias Laríngeas/diagnóstico , Idoso , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
The case of an osteoid osteoma of the right temporal bone (mastoid) in a 21-year-old woman is reported. The suspected diagnosis of osteoid osteoma was based in the retroauricular pain and the findings of the bone scintigraphy and computerized tomography (CT). Histological verification was made after surgical removal of the mass. After a 12-month-follow up, the patient remains asymptomatic.