Multiple myeloma manifesting as an intraventricular brain tumor.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2008.2.17652.
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Abstract
Primary intracerebral manifestation of multiple myeloma is rare and usually arises from the meninges or brain parenchyma. The authors present a case of multiple myeloma primarily manifesting within the lateral ventricle. A 67-year-old man was admitted with headache accompanied by slowly progressing right hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large homogeneous contrast-enhancing intraventricular midline mass and hydrocephalus. The tumor was completely resected, and histopathological examination revealed plasmacytoma. After postoperative radio- and chemotherapy, vertebral osteolysis was detected as a secondary manifestation of multiple myeloma.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms
- Multiple Myeloma