extramedullary
- adjective
- /ˌɛkstrəˈmɛdʌlɛri/
- Specialized
- Tumors can occur in various parts of the body, not just within the spine; these are classified as extramedullary tumors.
- extramedullary plasmacytoma
- diagnosis of extramedullary
- case of extramedullary
Examples
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Stage I disease is defined by the presence of a tumor at only one extramedullary site.
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We report a rare case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal septum in a 65-year-old woman.
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We also briefly review the diagnostic and treatment options for patients with extramedullary plasmacytoma.
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These findings confirmed the diagnosis of extramedullary plasmacytoma. The mass was completely removed via an endoscopic approach.
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The diagnosis of extramedullary plasmacytoma usually follows histologic examination.
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Extramedullary plasmacytomas are more common in men than in women, and their peak incidence occurs in the sixth decade of life.
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Treatment of multiple myelomas and medullary plasmacytomas is fairly standard, but such is not the case for extramedullary plasmacytomas.
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Accordingly, we ruled out multiple myeloma and confirmed a final diagnosis of primary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal septum.
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We discuss the feasibility of surgery in such a circumstance, and we describe our surgical treatment of a case of extramedullary plasmacytoma in an elderly woman who presented to our hospital in India.
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In conclusion, it is our opinion that medial maxillectomy in appropriately selected patients with extramedullary plasmacytoma of the lateral nasal wall is an acceptable treatment.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extramedullary breaks into extra- meaning 'outside' and medullary from medulla meaning 'marrow' or 'the soft centre of a bone'. So an extramedullary mass or lesion is one that lies 'outside the bone marrow' or outside the spinal cord, which is why doctors use the word for growths found outside those areas.