Case Report

A Giant Solitary Adrenal Plasmacytoma in a Patient with HIV: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Solitary extramedullary adrenal gland plasmacytoma reported in the literature.

StudyYearsCountryAgeGenderSideTumor size (cm)FunctionTreatmentHIV+Serum protein electrophoresisKappaLambdaFollow-up (month)

Kahara [15]2001Japan52MaleRight4NoLCANo+NoSpecimen12
Asahi [16]2001Japan52MaleRight4NoLCA+C +RNo+NoSpecimen
Fujikata [12]2002Japan77MaleRight10YesOA+nephrectomy+R+SpecimenBlood12
Rogers [17]2004USA75FemaleRight3.5NoLCA+RNoā€”NoSpecimenNP
Li [18]2007China64FemaleBilateral6 right/4leftNoOANoā€”NoSpecimenNP
Ahmed [13]2009Saudi Arabia47MaleBilateral8 right/8 leftNoC+autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantationNo+Specimen + urineNo47
Blanco [19]2011Spain76FemaleLeft6NoAdrenalectomy+RNoNPNPNP40
Cao [20]2014China26MaleRight4.5NoLCANo+SpecimenNo72
Cao [14]2016China35MaleRight3.5NoLCAYes+NoSpecimen24
Townend/Graus [21]2016Australia57MaleBilateral5.5 right/9.5 leftNoBilateral OANo+Specimen+serum+urineNoNP
Chennoufi2020Morocco50FemaleLeft13.5NoC+RYes+NoSpecimen+blood3

LCA: laparoscopic adrenalectomy; C: chemotherapy; R: radiotherapy; OA: open adrenalectomy; NP: no report.