Plasmacytoma - lateral tibial plateau

Case contributed by Chris O'Donnell
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Known paraproteinuria. 6 weeks of pain and swelling in the lateral knee. No history of trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female

Subtle lytic lesion in the lateral tibial plateau without cortical breach or bone expansion.

Well-defined mass with slightly lobulated margins in the lateral tibial plateau with surrounding soft tissue edema.  No expansion of bone nor cortical destruction.  Only minor adjacent bone marrow edema laterally.

Case Discussion

This is an unusual location for a solitary deposit of myeloma (plasmacytoma).  The lack of bone expansion is also unusual.  Differential diagnosis would include giant cell tumor and metastasis.

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