Multiple myeloma in a young female presenting as an aggressive skull-base tumour

Abstract

Plasma cell neoplasia has a wide presentation of disease (localised or systemic) according to the International Myeloma Working Group. Radiological imaging identifies plasmacytomas as solitary lesions or part of multiple myeloma. We present a rare case of a 21-year-old female who presented with a skull-base tumour. Contribution: A head and neck plasmacytoma with further lytic bone lesions was confirmed on imaging. This article presents and discusses the clinical, CT, MRI, positron emission tomography (PET)-CT, histology and laboratory findings.

Keywords

• multiple myeloma
• plasmacytoma
• young adult
• atypical
• head and neck
• skull-base
• epistaxis