title: Intracranial involvement by multiple myeloma.
abstract: Intracranial involvement is a rare complication of multiple myeloma. It results either from direct extra-osseous spread from adjacent skeletal plasmacytomas or extra-medullary disease via haematogenous dissemination. The imaging appearances are non-specific, and dural, leptomeningeal, and parenchymal involvement can all occur. The purpose of this review is to illustrate the various neuroimaging appearances of this rare entity, focusing on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: arian.lasocki@petermac.org.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lasocki
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gangatharan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Radiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary