A case of a primary cutaneous plasmacytoma presenting in adolescence

• Published in: The American journal of dermatopathology Vol. 34; no. 5; p. 537
• Main Authors: Koletsa, Triantafyllia, Patsatsi, Aikaterini, Kostopoulos, Ioannis, Kartsios, Charalambos, Korantzis, Ioannis, Sotiriadis, Dimitrios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Biopsy; Diagnostic Errors; Female; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Plasma Cells - immunology; Plasma Cells - pathology; Plasmacytoma - diagnosis; Plasmacytoma - immunology; Plasmacytoma - pathology; Plasmacytoma - surgery; Predictive Value of Tests; Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis; Skin Neoplasms - immunology; Skin Neoplasms - pathology; Skin Neoplasms - surgery; Thigh; Young Adult

Primary cutaneous plasmacytoma is defined as monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells that arises primarily in the skin without evidence of systemic disease. We present an extremely rare case of a young adult diagnosed with solitary plasmacytoma. A 20-year-old woman presented with a pruritic erythem...