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CASE REPORT
Year : 2012  |  Volume : 24  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 91-94

Multiple myeloma: Report of a very rare case and review

Manoj Kumar Sachidanandan1, Subha Manoharan2, Karthik Rajaram3, Mahesh Kumar2, Palanisamy Parthiban Soundarapandi4, Chandramouli Elumalai5
1 Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Vivekananda Dental College, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
5 Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, VELS Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Manoj Kumar Sachidanandan
Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Multiple myeloma consists of a clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow, with varying degrees of differentiation. The disease is more frequently seen in men and the average age at diagnosis is about 60 years. The diagnosis is established by blood and urine examination and biopsy. Patients may present renal failure, bone pain, fatigue, recurrent infections and nervous system dysfunction. Oral manifestations may be the first sign of multiple myeloma, highlighting the importance of the dentist in the early diagnosis of the disease. This paper reports a case of multiple myeloma in a 72 years old male patient.


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