Osteosclerotic myeloma with spinal leptomeningitis and severe polyneuropathy: A case report

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 649-652

  Mazzeo, Anna ^a,b   Granata, Francesca ^a   Vinci, Sergio ^a   Musolino, Caterina ^a   Nastasi, Vincenzo ^a   Autunno, Massimo ^a   Messina, Corrado ^a   Vita, Giuseppe ^a   Longo, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leptomeningitis; Osteosclerotic myeloma; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BONE MARROW; CASE REPORTS; FAT SUPPRESSION; GADOLINIA; LEPTOMENINGITIS; OSTEOSCLEROTIC MYELOMA; PLASMA CELLS; POLYNEUROPATHY; SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL BONE;

BONE;

GADOLINIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MELPHALAN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION 13; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPTOMENINGITIS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYELOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSCLEROTIC MYELOMA; PLASMA CELL; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

EID: 33746266430     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200607000-00016     Document Type: Article

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