Javaid Hafiza Wajeeha, Munir Farrukh, Bahram Saman
Internal Medicine, Wellspan York Hospital, York, USA.
Infectious Disease, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA.
Cureus. 2021 Dec 28;13(12):e20786. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20786. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Extramedullary spread of multiple myeloma was thought to be uncommon but with recent advancements in imaging and increased patient survival, the incidence of the extraosseous disease has risen in living individuals. Despite this, the extraosseous spread of multiple myeloma has been under-diagnosed and under-reported. Timely diagnosis of this extraosseous disease is clinically important, as it indicates a more aggressive disease variant and carries a poor prognosis.
多发性骨髓瘤的髓外扩散曾被认为并不常见，但随着近年来影像学的进步以及患者生存期的延长，骨外疾病在在世个体中的发病率有所上升。尽管如此，多发性骨髓瘤的骨外扩散一直存在诊断不足和报告不足的情况。及时诊断这种骨外疾病在临床上很重要，因为它表明疾病变体更具侵袭性且预后不良。
