MR of myelomatous meningitis.
In a 56-year-old woman with multiple myeloma involving the leptomeninges diffusely, MR of the spine showed multiple vertebral compression fractures and marked enhancement of the cauda equina region. Intracranial MR showed pathologic enhancement of the left third and fifth cranial nerves.
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Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0030, USA.
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Krauss
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D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology