Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of tonsil — a rare location

Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare form of plasma cell dyscrasia, in which plasmacell tumours arise outside the bone marrow. The tumor may arise in any part of the body but the vast majority occur in head and neck, primary in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses or upper airway. We present here a rare case of extramedullary plasmacytoma arising from the tonsil The clinical, histolopathology, immunohistochemical findings are reviewed and the management discussed.