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Non-secretory myeloma in young man mimicking the Gorham disease: case report and the literature review Cover

Non-secretory myeloma in young man mimicking the Gorham disease: case report and the literature review

Open Access
|Mar 2022

Abstract

Multiple myeloma is a neoplasm of plasma cells affecting mostly the elderly with incidence peaks between 60 and 70 years. This disease is exceedingly rare in younger people, especially in adults under 30-year-old. Non-secretory multiple myeloma accounts for 1–5% of all cases of multiple myeloma. It is also a rare condition in young adult patients, and only six cases have been reported [1]. We herein describe a rare case of non-secretory myeloma in a 22-year-old male, explaining from chest wall pain, without general manifestation. Plain radiography and CT scans revealed diffuse osteolytic lesion mimicking the Gorham disease. A bone marrow biopsy was conducted, revealing the diagnosis of myeloma.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2021-0036 | Journal eISSN: 2501-062X | Journal ISSN: 1220-4749
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 84
Submitted on: May 11, 2021
Published on: Mar 17, 2022
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Hanene Lassoued Ferjani, Moalla Mariem, Hassen Affess, Kaouther Maatallah, Dhia Kaffel, Mourad Jenzri, Wafa Hamdi, published by N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
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