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We report a rare case of localized pharyngeal tumefactive amyloidosis caused by extraosseous plasmacytoma in a 12 year-old girl who presented with otalgia, sore throat and blood stained sputum. The tumor was predominantly composed of amyloid with a limited component of well-differentiated neoplastic plasma cells, which were monoclonal (kappa restricted) on light chain in-situ hybridization. The amyloid deposits were positive for kappa immunoglobulin light chain on immunohistochemistry. The patient was treated with a combination of surgery and radiotherapy. Follow-up at 1 year showed no evidence of recurrence or progression.
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Tan, C.L., Tan, S.H., Ng, S.B. et al. Expect the Unexpected: Report of a Case of Pediatric Pharyngeal Extraosseous Plasmacytoma with Tumefactive Amyloidosis (“Amyloidoma”) and a Review of the Literature. Head and Neck Pathol 9, 431–435 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-015-0614-4
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