Continuous Multiple Vertebral Compression Fractures in Multiple Myeloma Patient
Korean Journal of Spine
; : 37-40, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Multiple myeloma is a B-cell origin tumor characterized by hypercalcemia, osteolytic bony lesions, and pathologic fractures. Back pain is one of the most common presenting symptoms of multiple myeloma and about 60% of patients have vertebral involvement at the time of diagnosis7). Minimally invasive surgeries such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are effective to relieve pain and improve the quality of life when a compression fracture occurs in multiple myeloma patients. We report a case of continuous multiple compression fractures associated with multiple myeloma. We should check for the possibility of pathologic vertebral fractures resulting from multiple myeloma in non-osteoporotic compression fracture patients, and especially in cases of continuous fracture occurring in relatively non-elderly patients, even though a history of trauma may be present.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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B-Lymphocytes
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Back Pain
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Fractures, Compression
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Vertebroplasty
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Kyphoplasty
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Fractures, Spontaneous
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Hypercalcemia
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Multiple Myeloma
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Spine
Year:
2012
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Article