Cervical fracture as the initial presentation of multiple myeloma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Cervical-spine injury may occur in elderly patients with a history of minor trauma. We present the case of a patient who suffered a pathologic cervical-spine fracture as the initial presentation of multiple myeloma. A review of the medical conditions that predispose the elderly to cervical-spine fracture in the absence of major trauma is presented.
Medical subject headings
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Multiple Myeloma
- Spinal Fractures