Isolated Extramedullary Nasopharynx Plasmacytoma: Neglected Otalgia
Published: 2020-12-26
Page: 230-234
Issue: 2020 - Volume 3 [Issue 2]
B. Mas Ayu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia.
G. Sakina
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia.
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Abstract
Primary isolated plasmacytoma is an uncommon malignancy. However, occurrence of isolated plasmacytoma involving head and neck region is approximately 80% of cases. In head and neck isolated plasmacytoma, symptoms reported includes nasal obstruction, local pain, epistaxis, ear fullness, hoarseness. Occasionally, isolated plasmacytoma may present in the nasal cavity. We report a case of isolated nasopharynx plasmacytoma presenting as otalgia and literature review on presenting symptoms and management of isolated nasal cavity plasmacytoma.
Keywords: Nasopharynx, extramedullary plasmacytoma, otalgia.