Open AccessExtraosseous multiple myeloma: imaging features.
Author(s) -
Lia A. Moulopoulos,
C. A. J. Granfield,
Meletios-Athanasios Dimopoulos,
E. E. Kim,
Raymond Alexanian,
Herman I. Libshitz
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.161.5.8273615
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple myeloma , radiology
Multiple myeloma is a disseminated malignant neoplasm usually derived from a single clone of plasma cells. Patients with myeloma have diverse signs such as anemia, hypercalcemia, uremia, pathologic fractures, and recurrent infections. Extraosseous manifestations are found in less than 5% of patients with multiple myeloma. They can arise in any tissue, and their presence has been associated with more aggressive disease. The purpose of this essay is to illustrate the imaging findings of extraosseous myeloma and heighten awareness of this unusual manifestation of multiple myeloma.