[Osteosclerotic myeloma. Report on three cases and review of the literature (author's transl)].
Three cases of osteosclerotic myeloma are reported. Clues for diagnosis are agarose gel electrophoresis and sclerotic bone biopsy. Review of 50 cases of literature points out frequency of peripheral neuropathy and Ig A type Immunoglobulin. Iliac crest biopsy shows thickening of bone structures and plasmocytosis in medullary spaces. Main X-Ray signs are mentioned and pathogenesis is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000473:pathology; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D002118:Calcium
Myélome condensant. A propos de trois cas, revue de la littérature.