title: Solitary plasmacytoma of the sternum: surgical resection with long-term follow-up.
abstract: Two patients with solitary plasmacytoma of the sternum were treated with primary surgical resection. Good long-term results were obtained. There is no long-term documentation that primary radiotherapy alone is the treatment of choice for solitary plasmacytomas. An individualized approach is warranted, especially when there is an isolated bulky lesion involving the chest wall.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Pezzella
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Pauling
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sadler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors