[Solitary plasmacytoma of the shoulder. Diagnosis and therapeutic methods].
5% of all multiple myelomas manifest as solitary plasmocytomas. The multiple myeloma is the most frequent malignant transformation of the haematopoetic system, with an incidence of 2:100,000 per year. 1% of all solitary plasmocytomas are found in the extremities, accounting for less than one case per year in Germany. In this article we present the case of a fifty year old patient with a solitary plasmocytoma of the shoulder region and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involved.
Homann
H H
HH
Klinik für Plastische Chirurgie und Schwerbrandverletzte, Handchirurgiezentrum, Operatives Referenzzentrum für Gliedmassentumoren, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum. dr.homann@mac.com
Lehnhardt
M
M
Kuhnen
C
C
Tilkorn
D
D
Steinau
H U
HU
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*