The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  2013;46(6):482-485

Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Sternum.

Jung Hwa LEE 1 ; Woo Surng LEE ; Yo Han KIM ; Jong Duk KIM

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Keywords

Plasmacytoma; Sternum; Multiple myeloma

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

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.