title: Plasmacytoma of the rib in young male.
abstract: Solitary plasmacytoma of the 11th rib with soft tissue extension was seen in a 29-year-old male. Hematological and biochemical profiles did not reveal any systemic involvement. The 12-cm fusiform expansile lesion was excised and subjected to histopathological examination. The sections revealed sheets of plasma cells with focal cortical discontinuity and adjacent soft tissue invasion. This case is unique in view of the age of occurrence and the site of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Salmaniya Medical Centre, Bahrain.
authors.forename: Sara M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Kamaraju S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ratnakar
authors.forename: Durjoy K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Shome
authors.forename: Rajasekharan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Abdulla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Ajmi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*