Solitary plasmacytoma of the spine in an adolescent: a case report

Pediatr Radiol. 2002 May;32(5):366-9. doi: 10.1007/s00247-001-0597-z. Epub 2002 Jan 26.

Abstract

Solitary plasmacytoma of bone is a rare disease in patients younger than 30 years, and only a few cases have been reported in children and adolescents. We report the findings of a destructive lesion of the spine due to solitary plasmacytoma in an adolescent patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Plasmacytoma / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed