Multiple myeloma manifesting as an intraventricular brain tumor

J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr;110(4):737-9. doi: 10.3171/2008.2.17652.

Abstract

Primary intracerebral manifestation of multiple myeloma is rare and usually arises from the meninges or brain parenchyma. The authors present a case of multiple myeloma primarily manifesting within the lateral ventricle. A 67-year-old man was admitted with headache accompanied by slowly progressing right hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large homogeneous contrast-enhancing intraventricular midline mass and hydrocephalus. The tumor was completely resected, and histopathological examination revealed plasmacytoma. After postoperative radio- and chemotherapy, vertebral osteolysis was detected as a secondary manifestation of multiple myeloma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology*
  • Multiple Myeloma / surgery