Acromion tumour as the primary presentation of multiple myeloma: case report

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    • Anupam Mahajan Christian medical college and hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, india
    • Bobby John Christian medical college and hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, india
    • Joseph John Christian medical college and hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, india
    2014-05-25
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijbas.v3i2.2468

  • A 52-year-old male presented with complaints of progressively increasing pain in the tip of right shoulder for 4 months and swelling for 3 months. Radiographs revealed an expansile osteolytic lesion involving the acromion process of scapula. Biopsy was suggestive of multiple myeloma/plasmacytoma. Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma was confirmed on histopathology, bone marrow examination and M band on serum protein electrophoresis. To the best of our knowledge there is no published record of an acromion tumour as the primary presentation of multiple myeloma.

    Keywords: Acromion, Multiple Myeloma, Primary Presentation, Scapula, Tumor.

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    Mahajan, A., John, B., & John, J. (2014). Acromion tumour as the primary presentation of multiple myeloma: case report. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(2), 134-136. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijbas.v3i2.2468