RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Multiple Myeloma Involving the Thyroid Cartilage: Case Report
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 316
OP 318
VO 23
IS 2
A1 Sosna, Jacob
A1 Slasky, B. Simon
A1 Paltiel, Ora
A1 Pizov, Galina
A1 Libson, Eugene
YR 2002
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/2/316.abstract
AB Summary: Multiple myeloma involving the thyroid cartilage is exceedingly rare. We describe a patient with progressive airway obstruction due to diffuse involvement of the thyroid cartilage with multiple myeloma. CT revealed a conglomerate of calcifications of the thyroid cartilage. Additional classic lytic lesions of multiple myeloma were subsequently found in the bones, without associated calcifications. Calcified matrix in multiple myeloma involving the thyroid cartilage should now be included as an additional manifestation of extraosseous multiple myeloma.