Multiple Myeloma Mimics Bone Metastasis From a Rectal Adenocarcinoma.
- Author:
Im Kyung KIM
1
;
Jeonghyun KANG
;
Yu Ri KIM
;
Tae Joo JEON
;
Seung Hyuk BAIK
;
Seung Kook SOHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Multiple myeloma; Bone metastasis; Rectal neoplasms
- MeSH: Adenocarcinoma*; Colorectal Neoplasms; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Multiple Myeloma*; Neoplasm Metastasis*; Rectal Neoplasms; Recurrence
- From:Annals of Coloproctology 2017;33(2):70-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A presumptive diagnosis of bone metastasis can be easily made when a patient with a history of colorectal cancer develops bone lesions that are seen on follow-up imaging. In this case report, we describe a patient whose multiple bone lesions were wrongly attributed to a recurrence of rectal cancer rather than being identified as multiple myeloma lesions. When clinicians detect new, abnormal, bony lesions in a patient with a previous history of cancer, they should consider diseases such as multiple myeloma in their differential diagnosis.
