Mandibular lesion as the first evidence of multiple myeloma. Case report.
Plasma cell dyscrasias affect the jaws relatively infrequently, and on rare occasions this is the first sign of the disease. This article describes the case of a patient aged 53 who presented with a lytic lesion in the right mandible which was initially diagnosed as an ameloblastoma. The diagnosis was made histopathologically and further investigation showed that the patient had multiple myelomatosis.
Monje
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Dept. of Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
Gil-Diez
J L
JL
Campano
F J
FJ
Alonso del Hoyo
J R
JR
D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000473:pathology