Superior Oblique Muscle Extramedullary Plasmacytoma in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma and a Review of Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multiple myeloma (MM), a plasma cell malignancy, is a systemic disease affecting various body organs. Plasmacytoma of bone and extramedullary disease (EMD) are presentations of MM. EMD is usually the sign of a more aggressive form of the disease. Herein, we report a patient with refractory MM presenting with extramedullary plasmacytoma in the superior oblique (SO) muscle.

Case presentation

A 51-year-old female presented complaining of gradual protrusion of the left eye and ocular pain from 20 days prior. She received bone marrow transplantation 1 year prior and was on a chemotherapy regimen for MM for the past 1 year. Ocular examination revealed proptosis of the left eye and mild limitations of adduction and elevation. Orbital magnetic resonance imaging demonstr

SUBMITTER: Veisi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10963055 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature