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Due to recurrent dose-limiting myelosuppression, the treatment protocol was progressively modified by shortening the duration of melphalan administration within a fixed treatment cycle. The modified protocol was associated with clinical improvement, progressive ultrasonographic regression of hepatic lesions, and prolonged disease control, with survival exceeding 19 months following diagnosis of hepatic involvement. Recent reports suggest that some extramedullary plasmacytomas may possess greater metastatic potential than previously recognized. 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