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KMID : 0364020090420020268
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2009 Volume.42 No. 2 p.268 ~ p.271
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Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Rib
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Lee Young-Ok
Lee Eung-Bae
Ryu Kyoung-Min
Cho Suk-Ki
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Abstract
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Solitary plasmacytoma of bone is a rare disease that accounts for only about 3∼5% of all plasma cell tumors. Especially, no case of solitary plasmacytoma of a rib origin has been described in the Korean literature. A 54 year old Korean man was referred to our hospital for further evaluation of a lung mass that had been detected on a screening chest radiograph. A tumor with a left 6th rib origin was revealed by the computed tomography (CT) and positive emission tomography (PET-CT); therefore, surgical resection was performed. The histopathological findings of the tumor revealed plasmacytoma of a rib origin. The postoperative screening test revealed no evidence of multiple myeloma. Postoperative radiation therapy was not performed, and no new lesion has been noted during the 2 years of follow up.
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KEYWORD
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Tumor, benign, Rib neoplasm, Plasmacytoma
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