Huge cutaneous plasmacytomas complicating multiple myeloma.
The case of a 46-year-old woman with multiple myeloma and extramedullary dissemination to the urinary bladder and skin is described. Cutaneous plasmacytomas were scattered as firm, violaceous-red, lesions of variable diameter (2-13 cm) which were extremely tender. Despite combined chemotherapy and half-body irradiation, the lesions progressed until the patient died 8 months following diagnosis.
Department of Dermatology, Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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Shpilberg
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D001132:Arm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000473:pathology; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology