Open AccessSolitary costal plasmacytoma mimicking lung cancer metastasis
Author(s) -
Kadota Naoki,
Shinohara Tsutomu,
Naruse Keishi,
Hatakeyama Nobuo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1147
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmacytoma , radiology , biopsy , differential diagnosis , lung cancer , bone metastasis , lung , metastasis , primary bone , radiological weapon , pathology , multiple myeloma , cancer
Key Clinical Message A clinical diagnosis of metastatic bone tumors is usually based on radiological findings without bone biopsy. Plasmacytoma can present as a single osteolytic lesion as described in this case. Early bone biopsy should be considered in unusual clinical settings for a differential diagnosis of primary bone tumors.