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Continuous multiple vertebral compression fractures in multiple myeloma patient.
Sang Moon Hong1, Tae Wan Kim1, Kwan Ho Park1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Korean Journal of Spine
|May 19, 2015
Summary
Multiple myeloma can cause continuous vertebral compression fractures, even without osteoporosis. Consider myeloma in non-elderly patients with multiple fractures, especially with back pain, to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Hematology
Background:
- Multiple myeloma is a B-cell malignancy.
- It commonly presents with bone lesions and fractures.
- Back pain is a frequent symptom, often due to vertebral involvement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report a case of multiple myeloma with continuous vertebral compression fractures.
- To highlight the importance of considering multiple myeloma in patients with non-osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
Main Methods:
- Case report presentation.
- Review of clinical presentation and diagnostic considerations.
Main Results:
- The patient experienced continuous multiple compression fractures.
- These fractures were associated with multiple myeloma.
Conclusions:
- Pathologic vertebral fractures from multiple myeloma should be suspected in patients with non-osteoporotic compression fractures.
- Continuous fractures in relatively young patients warrant investigation for multiple myeloma, even with a history of trauma.
