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  • Title: [Solitary plasmacytoma of the rib--a case report and review of Japanese literatures].
    Author: Hirai T, Hamada Y, Kanou T, Kobayashi J, Endo K, Morishita Y.
    Journal: Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi; 1995 Feb; 43(2):205-9. PubMed ID: 7714385.
    Abstract:
    A 72-year-old woman with solitary plasmacytoma of the right fifth rib was surgically treated. She underwent radical resection of the bony chest wall including the right fifth rib, the ribs above and below the involved rib, the intercostal muscle, and the parietal pleura. Histological finding of the tumor was plasmacytoma of the rib. The type of monoclonal protein was IgG and lamda. She is doing well one year and eleven months after surgery without any signs of recurrence. Solitary plasmacytoma is rare as compared with multiple myeloma. Patients with solitary plasmacytoma originating in the rib have a feasibility of operative indication, and radical treatment is expected to be by adequate surgical resection. Seventeen cases of solitary chest wall plasmacytoma described in the Japanese literature are reviewed.
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