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Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum

Authors :
Jung Hwa Lee
Jong Duk Kim
Yo Han Kim
Woo Surng Lee
Source :
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2013.

Abstract

Plasmacytoma is a plasma cell neoplasm that locally infiltrates a bone or spreads to extramedullary areas. A new World Health Organization criterion defines solitary plasmacytoma of bone as a localized bone tumor consisting of plasma cells identical to those seen in plasma cell myeloma, which is manifested as a solitary osteolytic lesion in a radiological evaluation. Primary tumors of the sternum are generally malignant, and solitary plasmacytomas of the sternum are very rare tumors. We present herein the case of a patient who had a primary sternal tumor with solitary plasmacytoma and no evidence of multiple myeloma.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20936516 and 2233601X
Volume :
46
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....a1513860a163a60cf1e77c5f86bb2160