title: [Extraskeletal diffusion of multiple myeloma. A clinico-pathological description of 4 cases].
abstract: The authors describe 4 cases of multiple myeloma that developed one or more extraskeletal localizations. They have evaluated the relation between the onset of the extraskeletal localizations and the following myeloma characteristics: tumor burden, clinical phase, chemotherapy response, prognostic significance. All the patients showed these localizations in a plateau phase of myeloma. None of the patients had fever, pancytopenia and in no one the performance status worsened. All patients obtained at least a partial reduction of the localization and only the patient with the retro-orbital localization, got worse and died for myeloma. The other three patients are alive and do not show any sign of progression.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Oncologia, Ospedale, Mantova.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cantore
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Smerieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bucalossi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leoncini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008558:Melphalan; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Diffusione extrascheletrica nel mieloma multiplo. Descrizione clinico-patologica di quattro casi.