title: Anaesthesia of the right lower hemilip as a first manifestation of multiple myeloma. Presentation of a clinical case.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells. It may affect any of various bones, causing osteolytic lesions with a characteristic "punched out" radiographic appearance. The commonest symptom is bone pain. One of the most frequent locations is the mandible. Symptoms of multiple myeloma of the mandible include tumefaction, non-specific pain, tooth mobility and sometimes loss, and paraesthesia of the dental nerve. Here we report a case of multiple myeloma of the mandible which was unusual in that the presenting complaint was anaesthesia of the right lower hemilip.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, España.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Reboiras López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García García
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Antúnez López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blanco Carrión
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gándara Vila
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gándara Rey
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000097:blood; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains