title: Plasmacytoma of the proximal humerus.
abstract: This is the case report of a 67-year-old man who developed a solitary lytic lesion of the proximal humerus. Through further studies that included MR imaging of the affected upper extremity and biopsy, a final diagnosis of plasmacytoma was given. We present the clinical, imaging, and histologic findings and review the general characteristics of this neoplastic condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Siute 1, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5300, USA. jly15544@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Justin Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Ly
authors.forename: Jerry W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sandiego
authors.forename: Douglas P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Beall
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography