title: [Solitary plasmacytoma of the shoulder. Diagnosis and therapeutic methods].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Homann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lehnhardt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuhnen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tilkorn
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Steinau
mesh_terms: 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*