Solitary plasmocytoma of bone in an adolescent

Purpose: To describe an adolescent with solitary plasmocytoma of bone and compare the pathologic and radiographic findings with osteomyelitis. Patient and Methods: A 17-year-old girl had a 3-year history of swelling of the right tibia, local pain, and hyperemia. Results: initial biopsy was interpreted as osteomyelitis. The lesion was rebiopsied 3 years later and showed a plasma cell neoplasm. A review of the first biopsy confirmed a similar histologic picture. Conclusion: Although solitary plasmocytoma of bone is a ran neoplasm in adolescence, it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis.