Meningeal and Cerebral Involvement of a Plasmacytoma in an IgG Multiple Myeloma Patient: Case Report.
- Author:
Youn Woong LIM
1
;
Kyu Man SHIN
;
Jun Hyeok SONG
;
Myung Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Multiple myeloma;
Meningeal involvement;
Cerebral involvement
- MeSH:
Brain;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin G*;
Middle Aged;
Multiple Myeloma*;
Nausea;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neurosurgery;
Plasmacytoma*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2002;32(2):162-164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present a case of meningeal and brain metastasis of multiple myeloma. A 60-year-old woman who had been diagnosed as multiple myeloma two years ago, was referred to neurosurgery department because of headache and nausea. The magnetic resonance image of the brain showed a large epidural mass and the parenchymal enhancement. The patient received an operation of tumor removal and cranioplasty. A histological diagnosis of metastatic multiple myeloma was made.
