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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31(03): 701-706
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735498
Case Report

Disseminated Extramedullary Plasmacytoma with Unusual Cardiac and Pancreatic Involvement—Literature Review and Rare Case Report

S. Babu Peter 
1   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
,
V. Raghu Nandhan
1   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
,
R. Sandhiya
1   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

Disseminated extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is an unusual entity that has nonspecific imaging features at MRI. Nevertheless, knowledge of its imaging features and unusual locations might help radiologists to suspect it in the appropriate clinical scenario. Some noncontiguous EMPs might mimic lymphoma and MRI would be useful as a problem-solving tool in EMP and would help in treatment planning. We report an unusual cardiac mass in cardiac MRI, a detailed work-up of which led to the diagnosis of multifocal EMP involving the heart, ribs, pancreas, retroperitoneum, and soft tissues of the thigh, rarely reported in the literature.

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cardiac MRI - extramedullary plasmacytoma - multifocal

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07 September 2021

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