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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006; 16(01): 29-32
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29040
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"Imaging features of extramedullary plasmacytoma of skull base with multiple myeloma"- a rare case

A Pancholi
Department of Radiology, S.S.G. Hospital and Medical College, Baroda, India
,
S Raniga
Department of Radiology, S.S.G. Hospital and Medical College, Baroda, India
,
PA Vohra
Department of Radiology, S.S.G. Hospital and Medical College, Baroda, India
,
V Vaidya
Department of Radiology, S.S.G. Hospital and Medical College, Baroda, India
,
A Prajapati
Department of Radiology, S.S.G. Hospital and Medical College, Baroda, India
,
S Mansingani
Department of Radiology, S.S.G. Hospital and Medical College, Baroda, India
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Abstract

Imaging features of extramedullary plasmacytoma of skull base with multiple myeloma is reported in a 65 year old woman patient presented with multiple cranial nerve palsies. Contrast Enhanced CT revealed a large homogeneously enhancing mass in the left parapharyngeal region with extension in left petrous apex, left cavernous sinus and upper two cervical vertebrae. An extramedullary plasmacytoma associated with multiple myeloma was diagnosed after biopsy from the mass and laboratory investigations.

Keywords

Multiple myeloma - Extramedullary plasmacytoma - Computed Tomography - Skull base


Publication History

Received: 10 October 2005

Accepted: 12 March 2006

Article published online:
02 August 2021

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