Plasmocitoma conjuntival: a propósito de un caso

Abstract

Background and objective

Plasmacytomas are localized collections of monoclonal plasma cells.

Patient and method

This is a 48-year-old female patient of mixed race, with no significant medical history, with a soft, painless tumor adhered to the sclera, in the bulbar conjunctiva and inferior temporal fornix. The method used was the presentation of a clinical case.

Results

The tumor was excised with pathological analysis and immunohistochemical study confirming the diagnosis of conjunctival plasmacytoma. Postoperative follow-up was uneventful.

Conclusions

Extraosseous plasma cell tumors located in the eye are rare and difficult to diagnose because they present a wide range of clinical differentiation.