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Solitary Giant Extradural Plasmacytoma
H Raghavendra1, M Dilip Kumar1, Manas Panigraghi1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Science, Secunderabad, Telangana, India.
Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
|November 9, 2017
Summary
This study reports a rare case of solitary plasmacytoma of the skull in a 70-year-old woman. Surgical removal was successful, with no recurrence or signs of multiple myeloma after seven months.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Neurosurgery
- Pathology
Background:
- Solitary plasmacytoma of the skull is an exceptionally rare condition with debated classification relative to solitary plasmacytoma of bone.
- Diagnosis requires a solitary bone lesion, neoplastic plasma cells, minimal bone marrow involvement, and absence of significant monoclonal protein or Bence Jones protein.
