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A 29‐yr‐old man with multiple myeloma presenting with subcutaneous masses
Author(s) -
Procopiou Michel,
Hügli Anne
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0902-4441
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2003.00142.x
Subject(s) - multiple myeloma , medicine , hypercalcaemia , presentation (obstetrics) , plasmacytoma , bone pain , pathology , surgery , calcium
We report the case of a 29‐yr‐old man with multiple myeloma who presented initially with subcutaneous plasmacytomas. These are the atypical features of his clinical course: (a) age of the patient; (b) unusual clinical presentation with subcutaneous masses; (c) lack of ‘typical’ features of multiple myeloma (renal failure, hypercalcaemia, and bone pain); and (d) disease progression as extramedullary recurrences.