[Cutaneous involvement in multiple myeloma. Report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2014 Dec;142(12):1603-6. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872014001200014.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Cutaneous involvement in multiple myeloma (MM) is extremely rare. It may correspond to plasmocytomas, secondary amyloidosis, paraneoplastic syndromes or drug reactions. We report a 75-year-old female with skin lesions, corresponding to extramedullary plasmacytomas (EPs), as a manifestation of MM progression. Most EPs appear in the upper airway and gastrointestinal tract, but have also been described in the genitourinary tract, lung, kidney, thyroid and in 2% of cases, in the skin. Cutaneous lesions are generally associated with terminal stages of the disease and a poor prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / secondary*