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Maxillofacial plasmacytoma resulting in intraoral hemorrhage in a patient with multiple myeloma
Author(s) -
Sirois David A.,
Cohen S. Gary,
Greenberg Martin S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1991.tb01528.x
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmacytoma , multiple myeloma , presentation (obstetrics) , lesion , surgery , radiology , dentistry
Oral symptoms of multiple myeloma are common. A patient with refractory multiple myeloma is described because of his unusual orofacial manifestations, including severe intraoral hemorrhage, a massive, erosive maxillofacial lesion with extension into the cranial fossa, and rapid growth of a large intraoral mass . Summary This case report describes the presentation and management of a patient with end‐stage multiple myeloma and severe intraoral hemorrhage. It is interesting because of the rapid growth of the mass, the extension into the para‐nasal sinuses and cranial fossa, and the threatening intraoral hemorrhage. The noninvasive management of this patient's bleeding and evaluation of the mass was essential to minimize the possibility of exacerbating the life‐threatening hemorrhage.