title: Solitary plasmacytoma of the rib.
abstract: Solitary plasmacytoma of the bone, and especially of a single rib, is a rare disease. Here we report a 73-year old male patient complaining of continuous chest wall pain around the right 5th rib shaft who underwent a wide excision of the rib tumor with surrounding connective tissue. He was diagnosed with solitary plasmacytoma and will undergo radiation therapy. We report this case with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Hae Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong In
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki Nyun
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kim