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An Unusual Presentation of Extramedullary Plasmacytoma in the Orbit in a Middle-Aged Woman

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Orbital location for an extramedullary plasmacytoma is very rare. We report a case of 48 years old woman with swelling in the upper medial aspect of Right eye for 1 year. Histopathological evaluation was consistent with Plasmacytoma and IHC was strongly positive for CD 138. Her thorough evaluation for Multiple myeloma was negative.

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    Ameen Sumais AP, Santhosh Kumar N, Shahin Hameed, Thanzeer NTK, Sudheesh Manoharan & Narayanankutty warrier

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AP, A.S., N, S., Hameed, S. et al. An Unusual Presentation of Extramedullary Plasmacytoma in the Orbit in a Middle-Aged Woman. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75, 2406–2408 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-03749-7

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