Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Clin Oncol. Feb 10, 2017; 8(1): 91-95
Published online Feb 10, 2017. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v8.i1.91
Table 1 Main characteristics of the 63 patients who had been reported to date with a pancreas plasmacytoma: Results of a PubMed search from 1950 to June 2016
Demographic characteristicsn (%)
Male22 (56.4)
Age (years, median, IQR)58.5 [51.2-82]
Symptom(s) at diagnosis
Jaundice35 (70.0)
Pain18 (36.0)
Myeloma
Known history of myeloma26 (41.3)
Disease duration at diagnosis of pancreas plasmacytoma (years, median, IQR)1 [0-13]
Type Kappa13 (71.4)
ImmunoglobulinA (36%), G (52%), M (12%)
Diagnosis process of the pancreas plasmacytoma
Endoscopic ultrasound FNA14 (32.6)
Percutaneous FNA9 (20.9)
Endoscopic biopsy7 (16.3)
Surgical biopsy11 (25.6)
Paracentesis0 (0.0)
Postmortem biopsy3 (7.0)
Management of the pancreas plasmacytoma
Chemotherapy14 (56.0)
Radiotherapy13 (52.0)
Biliary stent in patients with jaundice10 (40.0)
Surgery8 (32.0)
Biliodigestive derivation3 (37.5)
Duodenopancreatectomy cephalic2 (25.0)