Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Orbital Apex and Dura Masquerading as Idiopathic Inflammation

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S92-S94. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000533.

Abstract

This is a retrospective case description of a single female patient found to have a primary solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the orbital apex and temporal/parietal dura. These monoclonal plasma cell neoplasms account for fewer than 5% of plasma cell neoplasms. Although most commonly found in the head and neck, orbital and dural solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are extremely uncommon. The authors present a case of an extramedullary plasmacytoma involving both of these structures in a middle-age otherwise healthy female to highlight this rare entity and elucidate current treatment modalities and future considerations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dura Mater / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / diagnosis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Orbit / pathology*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Plasmacytoma / diagnosis*