Kang Hee
Department of Radiology, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Acta Radiol Open. 2024 Jun 3;13(6):20584601241246105. doi: 10.1177/20584601241246105. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Extramedullary involvement of multiple myeloma is an uncommon and aggressive condition characterized by proliferation of monoclonal plasma cells located outside the bone marrow. This report describes the imaging findings of a patient who presented with continuous soft-tissue disease on the ribs, suspected as extrapleural space tumors on chest CT. The patient was diagnosed with multiple myeloma through surgical biopsy of the tumor and bone marrow.
多发性骨髓瘤的髓外受累是一种罕见且侵袭性的疾病,其特征为骨髓外单克隆浆细胞的增殖。本报告描述了一名患者的影像学表现,该患者肋骨处出现持续性软组织病变,胸部CT怀疑为胸膜外间隙肿瘤。通过对肿瘤和骨髓进行手术活检,该患者被诊断为多发性骨髓瘤。