title: Solitary plasmacytoma with intracranial intraorbital and, paranasal sinus extension.
abstract: Intracranial solitary plasmacytomas (ICSPs) are extremely rare tumours in neurosurgical practice, and are often misdiagnosed preoperatively. Here we present a solitary intracranial plasmacytoma with orbital, nasal and paranasal sinus extension. A subtotal excision of the tumour was performed and the complete response was seen after postoperative radio-chemotherapy. The neuroradiological and neurosurgical features of the case are discussed with the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey. ertugrulcakir@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Gökalp
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karaarslan
authors.forename: Haydar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Usul
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baykal
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arslan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery