Intraoperative cytopathological diagnosis of plasmocytoma of the optic nerve head using fine-needle aspiration.

摘要

Plasmocytoma of the optic nerve is a very rare condition involving myeloma invasion of the optic nerve. We present a case in which fine-needle aspiration biopsy for cytopathological diagnosis during vitrectomy was the first step in diagnosing recurrence of multiple mveloma.