title: [Vertebral hemangioma and quiescent myeloma: association of therapeutic significance].
abstract: Smouldering myeloma is a monoclonal gammopathy in which the M component is higher than 30 g/l and the proportion of plasma cells in the bone marrow is higher than 10% with no anemia, renal failure, hypercalcemia, osteolysis or other features due to the monoclonal gammopathy. The recognition of this clinical variant of myeloma resides in the fact that treatment should be deferred until there are clinical or biologic data indicating evident disease progression. Vertebral hemangioma is a relatively frequent benign tumor in the general population which, although usually asymptomatic, may cause local or radicular bone pain. A patient who fulfilled the criteria of myeloma and who complained of localized bone pain in the spinal column is herein presented. Following a study of the dorsolumbar column by computerized tomography and magnetic resonance, bone lesions with radiologic images characteristic of vertebral hemangioma, clearly different from those observed in myelomatous lesions, were identified. This finding conditioned the treatment, which included radiotherapy for the vertebral hemangioma and no treatment for the smouldering myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Hematología y Radiodiagnóstico, Escuela de Hematología Farreras-Valentí.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bladé
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berenguer
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mercader
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rozman
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Hemangioma vertebral y mieloma quiescente: asociación de trascendencia terapéutica.