POEMS syndrome associated with solitary, osteolytic plasmacytoma : a case report
Singh, G.; Sawhney, I.; Bhansali, A.; Verma, S.; Chopra, J.S.
Neurology India 43(1): 38-41
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3886 PMID: 29542473 Document Number: 441071
POEMS (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, M protein and Skin changes) syndrome in a patient with solitary osteolytic plasmacytoma has been reported in this communication. He presented with a demyelinating polyneuropathy, lytic lesion in the left femur and hypogonadism. Serum protein electrophoresis, urine Bence-Jones protein and multiple bone marrow aspirations were negative for the presence of a myeloma. A biopsy from the lytic lesion confirmed the diagnosis of plasmacytoma.