How would you approach a resected solitary osseous plasmacytoma?
Plasmacytoma of 6th rib s/p resection. Negative multiple myeloma work-up.
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
With a few exceptions, surgery is rarely pursued as a definitive modality in hematologic malignancies. I have never seen an orthopedic oncologist attempt an oncologic resection for a solitary plasmacytoma of bone, so my subsequent thoughts are theoretical. In the (very unusual) situation posed, if t...