A Rare Case of Extramedullary Relapse of Multiple Myeloma Causing Bowel Obstruction
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology OncologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2019-04-11Keywords
multiple myelomaextramedullary myeloma
mesentery
bowel obstruction
Diagnosis
Digestive System Diseases
Hematology
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
Neoplasms
Oncology
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Extramedullary myeloma, defined by presence of plasma cells outside the bone marrow, is a rare entity accounting for about 3-9% of all cases. It usually is aggressive with a median survival of < 6 months. It is also associated with adverse prognostic factors including 17p deletions and high-risk gene profiles. While common extramedullary sites include bones, there have been several case reports of hematogenous extramedullary myeloma to the liver, lungs, pancreas, breast, skin, and soft tissues. Extramedullary myeloma to the mesentery is a rare entity with only a handful of cases reported. We present a case of 69-year-old man presenting with relapse of multiple myeloma to the mesentery, resulting in bowel obstruction to highlight the various presentations of myeloma.Source
Bhardwaj PV, Khanna S, Jawad MD, Ali SS. A Rare Case of Extramedullary Relapse of Multiple Myeloma Causing Bowel Obstruction. Case Rep Hematol. 2019 Apr 11;2019:4962678. doi: 10.1155/2019/4962678. PMID: 31110827; PMCID: PMC6487170. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1155/2019/4962678Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/41561PubMed ID
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