Multiple myeloma with cauda equina infiltration.
We report a case of a 51-year-old man with multiple myeloma who presented with lumbar pain and left limb paresis. Cerebrospinal fluid, brain and spinal cord resonance imaging revealed a diffuse infiltration of the cauda equina without any cranial leptomeningeal enhancement. An infiltration limited to the cauda equina is extremely rare.
Thiago Cardoso
TC
Vale
Gustavo Machado
GM
Teixeira
Breno Franco Silveira
BF
Fernandes
Rodrigo Santiago
RS
Gomez
Antônio Lúcio
AL
Teixeira
D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000473:pathology*; D018908:Muscle Weakness; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology
D007074:Immunoglobulin G