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Primary gastric plasmacytoma

Case report and review of the literature

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A solitary primary gastric plasmacytoma in a 76-year-old man is reported. Presenting symptoms were anorexia, progressive weakness, and weight loss. Laboratory findings included anemia (Hgb 10.3 g/100 ml), trace-positive stool guaiac, and hyperglobulinemia of 3.3 g/100 ml with a diffuse increase in beta globulins (22%). Serum M protein, Bence-Jones proteinria, and multiple myeloma were absent. The patient was treated by chemotherapy alone with clinical improvement but died 6 months later from an unrelated stroke. The clinicopathologic features of gastric plasmacytoma are discussed.

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Godard, J.E., Fox, J.E. & Levinson, M.J. Primary gastric plasmacytoma. Digest Dis Sci 18, 508–512 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076603

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