MENINGEAL INVOLVEMENT IN BENCE-JONES MULTIPLE-MYELOMA

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ODA, K [1 ]
EGAWA, H [1 ]
OKUHARA, T [1 ]
SAKAI, A [1 ]
HYOHDOU, H [1 ]
TANAKA, H [1 ]
KURAMOTO, A [1 ]
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[1] HIROSHIMA UNIV,NUCL MED & BIOL RES INST,HIROSHIMA 730,JAPAN
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10.1002/1097-0142(19910401)67:7<1900::AID-CNCR2820670714>3.0.CO;2-A
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A case of Bence Jones kappa multiple myeloma with meningeal involvement in a 64-year-old woman is presented. Three years after the diagnosis of multiple myeloma, gait disturbances developed followed by visual disorders and impaired consciousness. A lumbar puncture revealed numerous atypical plasma cells in the cerebrospinal fluid. Craniospinal irradiation and intrathecal injections of methotrexate, cytarabine, and prednisolone were effective for a short period. At autopsy, the leptomeninges were infiltrated diffusely with atypical plasma cells. A review of the literature showed that multiple myeloma with meningeal involvement is accompanied frequently by circulating atypical plasma cells or plasma cell leukemia. Meningeal involvement is a rare complication and shows poor prognosis in cases of multiple myeloma.
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页码:1900 / 1902
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