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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2021; 10(02): 138-140
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716989
Short Communication

Plasmacytoma Masquerading as Meningioma

Münibe Büşra Erdem 
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Pınar Çakmak
2   Department of Medical Pathology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Nalan Akyürek
2   Department of Medical Pathology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Fikret Dogulu
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract

Solitary bone plasmacytoma is a rare disease in the skull. We present a 70-year-old patient who presented with a skull deformity due to the left parietooccipital tumor. Neurological examination found no deficit. The systemic scanning revealed no additional lesion. The surgery was planned, and the tumor was removed totally with the marginal bone around it. Histopathological examination confirmed solitary bone plasmacytoma. The patient is being followed-up without recurrence or progression to multiple myeloma. As the calvarial solitary bone plasmacytomas can be easily misdiagnosed preoperatively, the detailed examination of the CT features may be helpful for the planning and course of the surgery.

Keywords

plasmacytoma - skull neoplasms - osteolysis


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Article published online:
19 November 2020

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