Plasmacytoma of the thyroid gland : case report and review of the literature

Abstract EN

Primary plasmacytoma of the thyroid gland is a rare disease, and up-to-date, its clinical pathological features are not fully understood.

A case of a Plasmacytoma of the thyroid gland which is the first reported case in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been detected.

The present case is an extramedullary, non-mucosal plasmacytoma of the thyroid gland in a 57-years-old male who was presented with a large diffuse thyroid swelling.

Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen, along with immunohistochemical studies, confirmed the diagnosis of plasmacytoma. Hematological work up for multiple myeloma was negative.