title: Solitary plasmacytoma of the cecum and the ascending colon: surgical resection as a treatment modality.
abstract: Colonic solitary plasmacytoma is a rare disease, with few reports occurring in the literature. Solitary plasmacytoma is defined as a plasma cell tumour with no evidence of bone marrow infiltration. Plasmacytoma can present as a solitary tumour in bone or in other parts of the body. The gastrointestinal tract is rarely the site of the disease. We report on the case of a 51-year-old man presenting with a colonic symptomatic mass with unclear biopsy results. A resected specimen showed a solitary plasmacytoma. Surgical resection was an adequate treatment modality in this case. Endoscopic resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy are also preferred treatments in selected gastrointestinal plasmacytoma cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, 06230 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tahsin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dalgic
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, 06230 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdal Birol
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Bostanci
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, 06230 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tebessum
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, 06230 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilter
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, 06230 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, 06230 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulden
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aydog
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, 06230 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Musa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akoglu