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World J Clin Cases. Apr 16, 2021; 9(11): 2555-2561
Published online Apr 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2555
Published online Apr 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2555
Table 1 Reported cases of extraosseous epidural myeloma
No. | Age in yr | Sex | subtype | Symptom and sign | Treatment | Neurological improvement/survival | Ref. |
1 | 52 | M | IgD/λ | Back and leg pain with paresthesia of legs1; Back pain with paraparesis2 | Chemotherapy; Laminectomy | Improved with complete remission; Died of respiratory dysfunction/19 mo | Matsui et al[7], 1992 |
2 | 40 | F | IgA/λ | Back pain with paraparesis; Progressive paraplegia | Plasmapheresis; Radiotherapy, chemotherapy | No improvement/7 mo | Palmbach et al[3], 1996 |
3 | 85 | M | IgD/λ | Paraplegia, anesthesia below T6 | Chemotherapy | No improvement/> 12 mo | Watanabe et al[11], 2000 |
4 | 45 | F | IgG/λ | Low back pain, right L5, S1; Radioculopathy | Surgical resection; Chemotherapy | No improvement/> 5 mo | Hu et al[12], 2001 |
5 | 47 | M | IgG/λ | Back pain, paraplegia sensory disturbance below T8 | Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy | No improvement/> 6 mo | Okacha et al[6], 2008 |
6 | 60 | F | IgG/λ | Paraplegia, sensory disturbance below T8 | Laminectomy, local radiotherapy, chemotherapy | Improved/> 6 mo | Avadhani et al[13], 2010 |
7 | 53 | F | NSM/k | Numbness of bilateral lower extremities | Chemotherapy | Improved/> 42 mo3 | Present case |
8 | 53 | M | IgD/λ | Paraplegia | Chemotherapy, laminectomy | Improved/> 19 mo3 | Present case |
- Citation: Cui JF, Sun LL, Liu H, Gao CP. Extraosseous spinal epidural plasmocytoma associated with multiple myeloma: Two case reports. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(11): 2555-2561
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i11/2555.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2555