From: Prognostic factors in solitary plasmacytoma of the bone: a multicenter Rare Cancer Network study
Number of patients | Percentage | |
---|---|---|
Staging Work-up | ||
Bone-marrow assessment | 206 | 100 |
Standard X-rays | 167 | 82 |
Computer tomography | 135 | 67 |
Serum immunoglobulins | 120 | 58 |
Immunosubtraction | 131 | 64 |
MRI | 76 | 37 |
Bone scintigraphy | 60 | 29 |
Site of lesion | ||
Vertebrae | 102 | 50 |
Pelvis | 26 | 12 |
Ribs | 18 | 9 |
Upper extremities | 16 | 8 |
Maxillary bone | 13 | 6 |
Skull | 11 | 5 |
Lower extremities | 10 | 5 |
Sternum | 10 | 5 |
Surgical intervention | ||
Biopsy | 137 | 67 |
Partial resection | 66 | 32 |
Complete resection | 3 | 1 |
Treatment | ||
RT alone | 169 | 82 |
CT+RT | 32 | 16 |
Surgery alone (+CT in one) | 5 | 2 |