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Authors | Demographics | Initial diagnosis of multiple myeloma | Presentation of thyroid cartilage lesion | Imaging | Skeletal survey at time of presenting thyroid lesion | Treatment of thyroid lesion |
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Van Dyke C et al. [3] | 62-year-old male | Expansile lytic rib lesion | Worsening hoarseness for 6 months and neck swelling for weeks | Contrast-enhanced CT | Multiple bony lesions on radiographic survey | Radiation therapy |
Saad R et al. [4] | 79-year-old male | Osteolytic lesion of 6th thoracic vertebra | Neck mass associated with pain upon swallowing | Contrast-enhanced CT | Multiple lytic bony lesions on radiographic survey | Not reported |
Gross M et al. [5] | 50-year-old male | Neck mass | Progressively enlarging neck mass for 6 months with respiratory distress and stridor | Non-contrast CT | Multiple lytic bony lesions on radiographic survey | Radiation and chemotherapy (vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone; later changed to melphalan) |
Aslan I et al. [1] | 70-year-old male | Neck mass | Slight hoarseness and neck fullness for 4 months | Non-contrast CT | No lesions demonstrated | Debulking of mass and radiation therapy |
Sosna J et al. [6] | 54-year-old male | Neck mass | Recent neck lump detected by patient with increasing hoarseness and progressive dyspnea | Non-contrast CT | Multiple lytic bone lesions on radiographic survey | Radiation and chemotherapy (vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone; later given melphalan) |
Shimada T et al. [2] | 72-year-old male | Pathologic cervical vertebral body fracture | Asymptomatic, incidentally discovered on CT of cervical spine | Non-contrast CT | No additional lesions on whole body scintigraphy | Chemotherapy and/or bone marrow transplant felt indicated, but no therapy given, due to patient’s age and dementia. |
Kalina P et al. [7] | 60-year-old male | Nasolacrimal duct obstruction with epiphoria due to paranasal sinus mass | Hoarseness for 3 months | Contrast-enhanced MRI; contrast-enhanced CT, and bone scan | Two lytic lesions, one each of the skull and left humerus | Autologous bone marrow transplant |
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