title: Solitary plasmacytoma of the medial clavicle.
abstract: Medial clavicular pain has a broad differential diagnosis that includes traumatic, atraumatic, and neoplastic etiologies. Dedicated imaging studies (eg, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging) play an essential role in evaluating and diagnosing disorders of the medial clavicle. In this article, we report a case of medial clavicular pain caused by a rare neoplasm, a solitary plasmacytoma of bone. This case illustrates the importance of accurate diagnosis that is facilitated by thorough evaluation and computed tomographic imaging of the medial clavicle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21224-2780, USA.
authors.forename: Eric W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Sarner
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Attar
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography