title: MRI in multiple myeloma with orbital and dural invasion.
abstract: The case of a 42-year-old woman with aleukemic Bence Jones-type multiple myeloma who developed ocular abnormalities is described. Extramedullary plasmocytomas, either as solitary lesions or as manifestations of multiple myeloma, rarely involve the orbit and dural structures. Early detection of such lesions indicates an aggressive clinical course. In this paper we describe the magnetic resonance imaging findings of ocular and dural myelomatous involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. drtuncbilek@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tuncbilek
authors.forename: Hakki Muammer
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Karakas
authors.forename: Ozerk Omur
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Okten
authors.forename: Ozden
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vural
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*