Solitary spinal plasmacytomas: management and outcome

M M Poor; P W Hitchon; C E Riggs Jr

doi:10.1097/00002517-198800140-00003

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Solitary spinal plasmacytomas: management and outcome

M M Poor, P W Hitchon and C E Riggs Jr

Journal of spinal disorders, Vol.1(4), pp.295-300

1988

DOI: 10.1097/00002517-198800140-00003

PMID: 2980978

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Abstract

Nine patients with solitary plasmacytoma of the spine were reviewed. Four of these patients progressed to multiple myeloma within 9 +/- 4 months (mean +/- SD) from diagnosis, and died from their disease in 23 +/- 15 months. In contrast to this, the five remaining patients free of systemic disease or local recurrence survived 78 +/- 66 months. No correlation was found between age at diagnosis, lesion location, symptomatology, laboratory studies, surgical treatment, or radiation dosage and progression to systemic disease. Solitary plasmacytoma will progress to systemic multiple myeloma and death in approximately 50% of patients. The remaining patients exhibit long-term survival following local treatment of the solitary lesion.

Back Pain - etiology

Multiple Myeloma - diagnosis

Spinal Neoplasms - pathology

Humans

Middle Aged

Male

Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use

Combined Modality Therapy

Plasmacytoma - pathology

Plasmacytoma - surgery

Survival Analysis

Aged, 80 and over

Adult

Female

Plasmacytoma - radiotherapy

Aged

Retrospective Studies

Spinal Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Spinal Neoplasms - surgery

Details

Title: Subtitle: Solitary spinal plasmacytomas: management and outcome
Creators: M M Poor - Division of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242
P W Hitchon
C E Riggs Jr
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of spinal disorders, Vol.1(4), pp.295-300
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-198800140-00003
PMID: 2980978
ISSN: 0895-0385
eISSN: 1531-2305
Language: English
Date published: 1988
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Neurosurgery
Record Identifier: 9984040580502771

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