Mandibular bony solitary plasmacytoma: a misleading case
C. Debortoli1*, S. Latreche1, O. Rios1, C. Savoldelli1,2
1 : Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Institute, University Hospital of Nice, 30 Avenue Valombrose, 06100 Nice, France
2 : UR2CA, Faculty of Medicine, 31 Avenue Valombrose, 06100 Nice, France
* Corresponding author : cyril.debortoli1@gmail.com
Present Address : Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Institute, University Hospital of Nice, 30 Avenue Valombrose, 06100 Nice, France
Keywords : solitary plasmacytoma ; jaw bone ; oral plasmacytoma
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Key clinical message
Mandibular solitary bone plasmacytoma is a rare diagnosis, but the primary oral manifestation of a haemopathy should be considered in the face of any oral ulceration “raspberry-like”
CASE HISTORY
A 78-year-old woman was referred for an asymptomatic right mandibular lesion appeared three months ago, with no general health impairment. Her medical history included dyslipidemia and arterial hypertension, diseases stabilized by conventional treatment.
The lesion was located in an edentulous area, from the first premolar to the retromolar trigone. Presenting as heterogeneous, erythematous, and exophytic, with a central ulceration and contact bleeding. The tongue remained mobile, with no adenopathy or involvement of the inferior alveolar nerve. (Figure 1)