title: Solitary plasmacytoma of the skull: report of two cases.
abstract: We report two cases of solitary plasmacytoma of the skull, a very unusual presentation and location of this tumor. There seems to be no difference in prognosis between the tumor originating from the skull (osseous form) and from the dura mater (non-osseous form), differently from the data of other parts of the body. The risk of secondary multiple myeloma appears to be low but the mean follow-up is too short for any conclusion on this point.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvati
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cervoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciappetta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artico
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raco
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001536:Bence Jones Protein / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003399:Craniotomy; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D001536:Bence Jones Protein