title: Solitary plasmacytoma of the spine in an adolescent: a case report.
abstract: Solitary plasmacytoma of bone is a rare disease in patients younger than 30 years, and only a few cases have been reported in children and adolescents. We report the findings of a destructive lesion of the spine due to solitary plasmacytoma in an adolescent patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, General Hospital of Ioannina, Makriyianni Street, 45001, Greece. kgossios@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gossios
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Argyropoulou
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stefanaki
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fotopoulos
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chrisovitsinos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed