Multiple myeloma with cauda equina infiltration

We report a case of a 51-year-old man with multiple myeloma who presented with lumbar pain and left limb paresis. Cerebrospinal fluid, brain and spinal cord resonance imaging revealed a diffuse infiltration of the cauda equina without any cranial leptomeningeal enhancement. An infiltration limited t...

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Published in:Neurological sciences 2013, Vol.34 (1), p.103-105
Main Authors: Vale, Thiago Cardoso, Teixeira, Gustavo Machado, Fernandes, Breno Franco Silveira, Gomez, Rodrigo Santiago, Teixeira, Antônio Lúcio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cauda Equina - pathology
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - immunology
Immunohistochemistry
Letter to the Editor
Low Back Pain - etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma - pathology
Muscle Weakness
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Paralysis - etiology
Psychiatry
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Nerve Roots - pathology
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Summary:We report a case of a 51-year-old man with multiple myeloma who presented with lumbar pain and left limb paresis. Cerebrospinal fluid, brain and spinal cord resonance imaging revealed a diffuse infiltration of the cauda equina without any cranial leptomeningeal enhancement. An infiltration limited to the cauda equina is extremely rare.
ISSN:1590-1874
1590-3478
DOI:10.1007/s10072-011-0920-x