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Table 1 Characteristics of 206 patients with bone plasmacytoma

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

  1. MRI: magnetic resonance imaging, RT: radiation therapy, CT: chemotherapy.