A case of Bence Jones kappa multiple myeloma with meningeal involvement in a 64-year-old woman is presented. Three years after the diagnosis of multiple myeloma, gait disturbances developed followed by visual disorders and impaired consciousness. A lumbar puncture revealed numerous atypical plasma c
Meningeal and cerebral involvement in multiple myeloma patients
β Scribed by F. Patriarca; F. Zaja; F. Silvestri; A. Sperotto; A. Scalise; G. Gigli; R. Fanin
- Book ID
- 105987980
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0939-5555
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