Case Report, J Clin Exp Oncol Vol: 4 Issue: 3
A Case of Multiple Myeloma Presenting with Plasmacytoma of Body of Sphenoid Bone: A Case Report
Sanchayan Mandal1*, Tamohan Chaudhuri1, Madhuchanda Kar2, Rakesh Roy2 and Shravasti Roy3 | |
1Department of Radiotherapy, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute (SGCRI), Kolkata | |
2Department of Medical Oncology, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute (SGCRI), Kolkata | |
3Department of Pathology, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute (SGCRI), Kolkata | |
Corresponding author : Sanchayan Mandal MBBS DNB Radiotherapy (Resident), Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute (SGCCRI), Department of Radiotherapy, Kolkata, 700104, India Tel: 09804345392 E-mail: dr.sanchayan2012@gmail.com |
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Received August 08, 2015 Accepted October 15, 2015 Published October 22, 2015 | |
Citation: Mandal S, Chaudhuri T, Kar M, Roy R, Roy S (2015) A Case of Multiple Myeloma Presenting with Plasmacytoma of Body of Sphenoid Bone: A Case Report J Clin Exp Oncol 4:3. doi:10.4172/2324-9110.1000144 |
Abstract
A Case of Multiple Myeloma Presenting with Plasmacytoma of Body of Sphenoid Bone: A Case Report
Plasmacytoma (plasma cell neoplasm) presented as multiple myeloma, solitary plasmacytoma of bone (SBP) and extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP). Types of plasmacytoma vary from one another in terms of clinical findings, treatment options and survival. Intracranial involvement of multiple myeloma is extremely rare event and rarely the first presentation of Multiple myeloma. A case of 58 years old patient reported with an unusual clinical presentation and behaviour of multiple myeloma where intracranial lesion arising from body of sphenoid. Initial biopsy proved plasmacytoma and later confirmed the case as multiple myeloma. Patient received palliative radiation and planned to receive chemotherapy. Hence, in any skull based lesion, multiple myeloma should be kept in the differential diagnosis.