[One Case of Multiple Myeloma with Central Never System Infiltration]
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Objective: To analyses and summarize a case of multiple myeloma with disseminated infiltration in central nervous system.
Methods: The results of laboratorial examination and clinical data were analyzed and compared in the light of published literatures.
Results: The headache and diplopia were caused by infiltration of multiple myeloma cells to the central nervous system. Unlike those reported in the literatures, this case was a rare case of disseminated infiltration inside the brain, and plasma cells were CD56+, this patient has not yet accepted any multiple myeloma-associated treatment as like that reported in the literatures. And different from cases reported, this patient showed a good response to the intrathecal chemotherapy.
Conclusion: Whether this good response is due to a heterogeneity of MM or effect of treatment-associated drug is still to be decided.
Multiple myeloma with central nervous system relapse.
Egan P, Elder P, Deighan W, OConnor S, Alexander H Haematologica. 2020; 105(7):1780-1790.
PMID: 32414852 PMC: 7327654. DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2020.248518.