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A 46-year-old man developed neuropathy during treatment with bortezomib for plasmacytoma [dosage, route and duration of treatment to reaction onset not stated]. The man who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, presented scalp swelling on left side, started from parietal region and progressively increased in size over 6 months. On local examination, scalp swelling was noted, which involved the left hemi cranium and was diffuse, firm to rubbery in consistency, with poorly defined borders. Additionally, he was found to have multiple osteolytic lesions over bilateral occipital region, left temporal and parietal bone along with enhancing lesion in diploic space and minimal extradural soft-tissue extension with enhancement. Based on clinical presentation and laboratory test findings, he was diagnosed with plasmacytoma. Therefore, he started receiving cyclical treatment with bortezomib. Additionally, he also received treatment with thalidomide, concomitantly. However, he developed grade 3 neuropathy, secondary to the bortezomib therapy. Therefore, the man's treatment with bortezomib was discontinued and switched to carfilzomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone. As a result, an improvement i

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Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)