Impact of tumor size and minimal marrow involvement on outcomes of patients with solitary plasmacytoma

Solitary plasmacytoma (SP) is a rare plasma cell neoplasm subtype that is characterized by biopsy-confirmed solitary lesion of bone or soft tissue with evidence of clonal plasma cells. Due to its rarity, several clinical questions, including the optimal initial treatment strategy, incidence of systemic progression, and factors affecting survival, remain unclear. We conducted a retrospective study to clarify these aspects of SP.

Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - September 30, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Shotaro Chinen, Dai Maruyama, Akiko Miyagi Maeshima, Kinuko Tajima, Yo Saito, Takahiro Fujino, Shinichi Makita, Suguru Fukuhara, Wataru Munakata, Tatsuya Suzuki, Koji Izutsu Source Type: research