Plasmacytoma on the upper cyclid.

Lee, Mi Song; Hur, Jun; Shin, Sung Gyun

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(1):156-161.
Published online January 1, 1997.

Plasmacytoma on the upper cyclid.

Mi Song Lee, Jun Hur, Sung Gyun Shin

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicien, Injae University, Seoul, Korea.

상안검에 발생한 단일 형질세포종

이미송(Mi Song Lee),허준(Jun Hur),신성균(Sung Gyun Shin)

Abstract

Plasmacytoma is one of the plasma cell dyscrasia. It occurs commonly on nasopharynx and paranasal sinus, but rare on the eyelid. If it involves the orbit, variable symptoms are presented, such as painless growing mass, proptosis, diplopia, decrease of vision, eyeball deviation etc. Irradiation is generally accepted as the treatment of choice for extramedullary plasmacytoma. Although the patient treated with irradiation safisfactory, wer must carefully follow up the patient about progression of multiple myeloma. We experienced a 15-years-old female who had a progressive growing palpable and non-tender mass on the right upper eyelid. The mass was confirmed as plasmacytoma by pathologic examination. We treated the mass with radiation. So, We present a case of plasmacytoma on the upper eyelid.

Key Words: Lid mass;Plasmacytoma