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  • Title: Surgical resection of a solitary plasmacytoma originating in a rib of a patient with Castleman's disease.
    Author: Wilkinson S, Forrester-Wood CP.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2003 Mar; 75(3):1018-9. PubMed ID: 12645741.
    Abstract:
    Castleman's disease is a rare disorder characterized by lymphoid hyperplasia. It may present as asymptomatic involvement of one lymph node group or as a multicentric disease with systemic features. We report a patient with Castleman's disease who presented with axillary lymphadenopathy associated with a solitary plasmacytoma originating from a rib. The affected rib was surgically resected and radical radiotherapy was subsequently administered to the axillary lymph nodes. In this particular case, a joint surgical and oncologic approach resulted in a successful outcome.
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