title: Cranial plasmacytoma: a case series and review of the literature.
abstract: Plasmacytomas are malignant proliferations of plasma cells which can occur with different plasma cell dyscrasias. Solitary plasmacytomas of bone or extraosseous plasmacytomas, depending on the tissue of origin, develop in isolation without systemic manifestations of multiple myeloma. Three cases of cranial plasmacytomas are described, two in patients with multiple myeloma and one extraosseous plasmacytoma. Management options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division Clinical Haematology, Department of Internal Medicine (G73), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300 South Africa.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.affiliation: Division Clinical Haematology, Department of Internal Medicine (G73), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300 South Africa.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.affiliation: Division Clinical Haematology, Department of Internal Medicine (G73), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300 South Africa.
authors.forename: Jacques Janse
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Rensburg
authors.affiliation: Division Clinical Haematology, Department of Internal Medicine (G73), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300 South Africa.
authors.forename: Vernon
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Louw
keywords: Cranial; Multiple myeloma; Plasmacytoma; Treatment