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Primary plasmacytoma of the testis with no evidence of multiple myeloma: a new case report and literature review

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Plasmacytomas of the testis are extremely rare tumours, especially when occurring in the absence of a previous or concurrent diagnosis of multiple myeloma. We report a new case of solitary testicular plasmacytoma, with immunohistochemical studies showing monoclonal cytoplasmic production of IgG lambda light chains, in a 51-year-old man who had no evidence of multiple myeloma 3 years after the orchiectomy.

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  1. Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

    Mehdi Bouassida, H. Ketata, A. Bahloul & M. N. Mhiri

  2. Department of Hematology, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

    S. Mseddi-Hdiji

  3. Department of Histopathology, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

    S. Makni

  4. Department of Radiothorapy, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

    J. Daoud

  5. Department of Urology, Lapeyronie Hospital, 371, Av. Doyen Gaston Giraud., 34295, Montpellier cedex 5, France

    Mehdi Bouassida

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Bouassida, M., Ketata, H., Bahloul, A. et al. Primary plasmacytoma of the testis with no evidence of multiple myeloma: a new case report and literature review. Afr J Urol 16, 88–92 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12301-010-0019-2

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