Solitary plasmocytoma of the skull.
A 63-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of a slowly growing soft mass at his right parieto-occipital region. Neuroradiological examinations revealed an osteolytic extradural tumour of the skull vault. The outer and inner tables of the skull were partially destroyed by the tumour, but the dura was not involved. The tumour and the invaded bone were totally removed and the skull defect was reconstructed using the outer table of the adjacent intact skull. Histopathological examination confirmed plasmocytoma. Laboratory investigations revealed no systemic myelomatosis. It is very important to differentiate solitary plasmocytoma from systemic myelomatosis since their treatment and prognosis are different. Although the prognosis of solitary plasmocytoma is good, regular follow-up examinations are required for any possibility to progress to systemic myelomatosis.
Department of Neurosurgery, Ağrı Public Hospital, Ağrı, Turkey. mehmetsabrigurbuz@gmail.com
Mehmet Sabri
MS
Gürbüz
Mehmet Ufuk
MU
Akmil
Ezgi
E
Akar
Fügen Vardar
FV
Aker
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery