Table 1.

Summary of the literature on the clinical treatment and prognosis of primary pulmonary plasmacytoma

Author, year	Age	Gender	Extension	Treatment	Prognosis
Nozomi Niitsu, 2005 [9]	71	Woman	A tumor in the right middle lobe	Chemotherapy	After completing three courses of the therapy, considerable diminution in the size
Montero C, 2009 [6]	59	Man	A tumor in the left main bronchus and enlarged subcarinal lymph nodes	Surgical and radiotherapy	Currently asymptomatic and has remained disease free during a follow-up of 10 years
Montero C, 2009 [6]	64	Man	A mass in the right upper lobe	Radiotherapy	A disease-free period of 15 years followed
Montero C, 2009 [6]	56	Man	A mass and reduced right upper lobe volume	Radiotherapeutic and adjuvant chemotherapy	Developed fever and signs of septic shock during the third cycle and died
Geetha Joseph, M.D. [2]	79	Man	A right hilar mass	Right middle lobectomy	Not mentioned
Sang-Heon Kim, 2012 [5]	26	Woman	Infiltrative lesions in both lower lung fields	Chemotherapy	Near complete radiological resolution was observed after six cycles of treatment
Z. Mohammad Taheri, 2010 [4]	60	Woman	Bilateral alveolar consolidation	Chemotherapy	After four monthly courses, the chest X-ray became normal
Shi-Ping Luh, 2007 [7]	42	Woman	Right anterior mediastinal shadow with multiple pulmonary nodular lesions.	Surgical and chemotherapy	Symptoms improved after 2 months of treatment
Takahiro Horiuchi, MD, 1998 [10]	45	Woman	Massive parenchymal infiltrate in the lower lobes	Chemotherapy	After four monthly courses, the chest X-ray became normal
Lenara Renó Arbex Coelho, 2015 [8]	53	Man	Ovoid opacity in the right hilar region	Radiotherapy	After 3 years, no suspect finding of disease recurrence/progression
James N. Wise, 2001 [3]	65	Man	A right hilar mass	A right thoracotomy with right upper lobectomy	Fifteen months postoperatively, without evidence of recurrence