Extramedullary plasmacytoma in children is a genetically distinct localized neoplasia curable by surgical resection

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ABSTRACT: Extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMPs) are exceedingly rare in children and adolescents. We describe clinical, pathological, and molecular features of 13 patients with EMP in this age group (8 males and 5 females; age 3-18 years). EMPs presented as localized disease involving the Waldeyer's ring (n = 9), larynx (n = 2), ocular adnexa (n = 1), or epipharynx and conjunctiva simultaneously (n = 1). One...

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