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Clin Case Rep
; 11(7): e7667, 2023 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37469367
ABSTRACT
Spinal cord injury is a devastating complication of cancers that exert physical compression on the spinal cord. Multiple myeloma is known predominantly as a condition that involves bony structures and can manifest with complications such as pathological fractures. However, involvement of other structures including spinal cord is a possible complication, with potentially catastrophic consequences. We describe a case of multiple myeloma presenting initially as severe paraplegia secondary to spinal cord compression in a 79-year-old man.