Title: Testicular Plasmacytoma as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma
Authors: Dr Shubhendu Bhaduri, Dr Suresh Bhat, Dr Fredrick Paul, Dr Shankar Gunadal
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i3.61
Abstract
We report the case of a 47-year-old man who presented with vague abdominal pain for 3 months and a painless left testicular mass with ultrasonography features suspicious of malignancy. Histopathology of high inguinal orchiedectomy specimen suggested testicular plasmacytoma. Patient on further evaluation was diagnosed as Multiple myeloma.
Keywords: Extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMP), multiple myeloma.
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