Plasmacytoma - humerus
Diagnosis almost certain
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Pathology proved this lesion to be a plasmacytoma. Plasmacytomas are a solitary mass of monoclonal plasma cells in either bone or soft tissue and are regarded as a singular form of mulitplemultiple myeloma.
-<p><strong><a title="Plasmacytomas" href="/articles/plasmacytoma">Plasmacytomas</a> are a solitary mass of monoclonal plasma cells in either bone or soft tissue and are regarded as a singular form of mulitple myeloma. </strong></p>- +<p>Pathology proved this lesion to be a <a href="/articles/plasmacytoma">plasmacytoma</a>. <a href="/articles/plasmacytoma">Plasmacytomas</a> are a solitary mass of monoclonal plasma cells in either bone or soft tissue and are regarded as a singular form of multiple myeloma. </p>
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Right upper limb pain. Clinical examination suggested a distal biceps tendon rupture. The patient was referred for an x-ray due to the appearance of the upper limb.
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Radiographs of the right upper limb demonstrating an aggressive lytic lesion involving the midshaft of the humerus. The patient was referred for an x-ray with the thought of a biceps tendon rupture due to the appearance of the upper limb. Pathology proved to be a plasmacytoma.