title: The radiology corner. Gastric myeloma.
abstract: Gastric myeloma is a rare malignant tumor composed of atypical plasma cells and represents, as a rule, only the initial manifestation of widespread myelomatous proliferation. Roentgenographically, it may be indistinguishable from carcinoma of the stomach or it may present as a large intramural mass, often situated along the greater curvature of the stomach. The association of a malignant looking gastric lesion with clinical or radiographic evidence of multiple myeloma should strongly suggest the diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology