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MDPI, Biomedicines, 4(11), p. 1225, 2023

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11041225

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Isolated Progression of Multiple Myeloma into the Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of Dura Mater: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal article published in 2023 by Agata Tyczyńska ORCID, Mikołaj Turski ORCID, Ewa Zarzycka, Jan Maciej Zaucha ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a disease caused by the uncontrolled proliferation of clonal plasma cells in bone marrow. Extramedullary plasma cell infiltrations may occur at the time of diagnosis but usually arise during systemic disease progression. Central nervous system (CNS) plasmacytomas are extremely rare (less than 1% of patients with MM) and usually occur as a result of systemic disease progression. The frequency of extramedullary progression to CNS without simultaneous systemic progression is not known. Here, we present a challenging case in which local disease progression to CNS occurred without any signs of systemic progression. The extramedullary plasmacytoma originated from the dura mater of the brain mimicking a brain tumor. We review and discuss further treatment options that are available in such rare clinical scenarios in relation to the treatment already undertaken.