Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2012 Aug;45(4):269-271.
Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Rib
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Korea. charlie822@empal.com
Abstract
- Solitary plasmacytoma of the bone, and especially of a single rib, is a rare disease. Here we report a 73-year old male patient complaining of continuous chest wall pain around the right 5th rib shaft who underwent a wide excision of the rib tumor with surrounding connective tissue. He was diagnosed with solitary plasmacytoma and will undergo radiation therapy. We report this case with a review of the literature.
