title: Multiple myeloma diagnosed secondary to analysis of a lytic bone lesion encountered during Mohs micrographic surgery.
abstract: An 89-year-old man underwent Mohs micrographic surgery for treatment of a squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp. A lytic bone lesion was found that led to the diagnosis of multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Showalter
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maize
authors.forename: Ivy
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Altomare
authors.forename: Galen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D057832:Watchful Waiting