Meningeal involvement in multiple myeloma

Clin Case Rep. 2015 Feb;3(2):84-7. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.160. Epub 2014 Nov 17.

Abstract

A patient with multiple myeloma with a mass in the nasopharyngeal was diagnosed. He received melphalan autograft and radiotherapy, and obtained complete remission. He relapsed 3 months later, with meningeal involvement and without systemic relapse. He received intrathecal and systemic chemotherapy, without neurological improvement and died 4 weeks after relapse.

Keywords: Meningeal involvement; multiple myeloma.

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  • Case Reports