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[Solitary plasmacytoma of the shoulder. Diagnosis and therapeutic methods]
H H Homann1, M Lehnhardt, C Kuhnen
1Klinik für Plastische Chirurgie und Schwerbrandverletzte, Handchirurgiezentrum, Operatives Referenzzentrum für Gliedmassentumoren, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum. dr.homann@mac.com
Abstract:
5% of all multiple myelomas manifest as solitary plasmocytomas. The multiple myeloma is the most frequent malignant transformation of the haematopoetic system, with an incidence of 2:100,000 per year. 1% of all solitary plasmocytomas are found in the extremities, accounting for less than one case per year in Germany. In this article we present the case of a fifty year old patient with a solitary plasmocytoma of the shoulder region and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involved.