Plasmocytoma of the clivus – a clinical case

Authors

  • Luísa Moreira Médica do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos
  • José Alberto Silva Chefe de Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos
  • Lídia Alves Assistente Hospitalar de Medicina Interna, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos
  • Mrinalini Honavar Directora do Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos
  • José Rocha Melo Chefe de Serviço de Neurorradiologia e Director do Departamento de Imagiologia, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos
  • Nuno Trigueiros Assistente Hospitalar de Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos
  • Adriano Figueiredo Director do Serviço de Cirurgia Maxilo-Facial, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos
  • Mário Resende Assistente Hospitalar de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Pedro Hispâno, Matosinhos
  • Artur Rocha Vaz Director do Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos

Keywords:

Plasmacytoma, clivus, skull, tumour, neoplasm

Abstract

Plasma cell tumours rarely involve the skull and
central nervous system without evidence of a plasma
cell dyscrasia at another site1,2. A 68-year-old man
presented with left-sided diplopia. Radiological studies showed a huge mass in the clivus. The
patient was treated with near total resection of the
lesion followed by radiotherapy. Histological analysis
showed a plasmacytoma for kappa light chains. A
small peak IgG-k was noted on
immunoelectrofixation, but no evidence of myeloma
was found on complete blood count, skeletal survey
and bone marrow examination. The few cases
described in literature of plasmacytoma of the clivus
suggested interest in the publication of this case.

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Published

2002-06-28

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Moreira L, Silva JA, Alves L, Honavar M, Rocha Melo J, Trigueiros N, Figueiredo A, Resende M, Rocha Vaz A. Plasmocytoma of the clivus – a clinical case. RPMI [Internet]. 2002 Jun. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];9(2):76-8. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1853

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2002): Abril/ Junho

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Case Reports

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