Plasmacytoma of the Eyelid in an HIV-Positive Patient

Abstract

Extramedullary (extraosseous) plasmacytoma represents a rare disease that accounts for less 5% of plasma cell neoplasms. It commonly occurs in the upper respiratory tract, with 80% of cases involving the paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, or nasal cavity. Plasmacytomas of the eyelid are very rare with only ten cases having been reported in the literature so far. We present the clinical and histopathologic findings from a case of plasmacytoma of the eyelid and discuss its histopathologic differential diagnoses. To our knowledge, this is the first case of plasmacytoma of the eyelid in an HIV-positive patient in the English literature.