title: Multiple myeloma manifesting as an intraventricular brain tumor.
abstract: Primary intracerebral manifestation of multiple myeloma is rare and usually arises from the meninges or brain parenchyma. The authors present a case of multiple myeloma primarily manifesting within the lateral ventricle. A 67-year-old man was admitted with headache accompanied by slowly progressing right hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large homogeneous contrast-enhancing intraventricular midline mass and hydrocephalus. The tumor was completely resected, and histopathological examination revealed plasmacytoma. After postoperative radio- and chemotherapy, vertebral osteolysis was detected as a secondary manifestation of multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Joo-Hun David
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Eum
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jeibmann
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wiesmann
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Paulus
authors.forename: Heinrich
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ebel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery