Open AccessSolitary plasmacytoma of the metacarpal bone in an adolescent
Author(s) -
Priya Mary Jacob,
Rekha A. Nair,
Sumod Mathew Koshy,
K Jayasree
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.134732
Subject(s) - plasmacytoma , lytic cycle , plasma cell neoplasm , lesion , medicine , plasma cell , skeleton (computer programming) , neoplasm , axial skeleton , metacarpal bones , pathology , anatomy , multiple myeloma , bone marrow , immunology , virus
Solitary plasmacytoma of the bone (SPB) is a plasma cell neoplasm that usually presents as a lytic lesion mainly localized within the axial skeleton. The occurrence of SPB in young individuals is exceedingly rare, but has been sporadically reported before. We report a case of SPB involving metacarpal bone in a 16-year-old male with a prior history of trauma at the same site.