Title: Solitary Plasmacytoma of Scalp without Intra Cranial Extension- A Cytological Rare Case Report

Authors: Dr Poonam Woike, Dr Sudha Iyengar, Dr Arun Jain, Dr Bhavna Karnwal, Dr Rajesh Gaur

 DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i8.63

Abstract

In this report we present an interesting rare case of solitary plasmacytoma of the scalp without bony erosion in a 52 year female. The clinicians suspected it to be a malignant tumor, but didn’t come to a conclusion as the radiological and clinical findings were not very useful. Hence, the patient was sent to the cytopathology section of Department Of Pathology to pursuit a diagnosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was used as the first line of investigation in this case.

Key words- Extramedullary Plasmacytoma, Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology.

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Corresponding Author

Dr Poonam Woike

Department of Pathology, G.R Medical College, Gwalior, M.P, India

Phone No- 7745983670