Information on Solitary Plasmacytoma?!
Question: Tumor on the spine, removed vertebrae, underwent radiation treatment
Answers: Tumor on the spine, removed vertebrae, underwent radiation treatment
~5% of plasma cell disorders present as solitary medullary plasmacytoma. Patients must be screened carefully, including plain films, bone marrow, serum/urine studies, and sometimes MRI/PET, to rule out systemic disease.
Radiation is the standard of care, with or without resection of tumor. Unfortunately, 50% of patients will develop multiple myeloma within 10 yrs. Generally no therapy is given after radiation unless recurrence develops.
If you have the means or lucky enough to live nearby, but might consider an opinion from one of the major myeloma/plasma cell disorders centers, such as Mayo Clinic, Dana Farber, Arkansas, etc. It is possible they are doing clinical trials looking at post-radiation therapy. If you would like to email me, I can send you some fairly technical /medical information that may be helpful.
God bless, best wishes