[Horner's syndrome associated with a solitary bone plasmacytoma of the first rib]. / Síndrome de Horner asociado a plasmocitoma óseo solitario del primer arco costal.

A case of solitary plasmacytoma originated in the left first rib in a 45-year-male is presented. The initial symptomatology was a Horner's syndrome. A chest X-ray, gammagraphy, TAC and arteriography showed a tumor shadow in the left chest wall; no evidence of plasmacytoma after clinical study found use where. The treatment was surgical excision and postsurgical radiotherapy. The histological investigation revealed a plasmacytoma of the rib. The patient have been followed for two years. The patient is asymptomatic, without evidence of local recurrence and systemic spread of the disease two years after treatment.

[Isolated mesenteric fibromatosis]. / Fibromatosis mesentérica aislada.

A case of isolated mesenteric fibromatosis in a forty one years-old male is reported. The patient was symptom-free and no associated disease was detected. In the course of an appendectomy, a tumor was found in the mesentery of the small bowel (jejunum). Surgical excision was performed and the patient is free of recurrence thirteen months later.