Multiple myeloma associated with extramedullary plasmacytoma at initial presentation is rare. We describe a case of a man in his 30s who initially presented with symptoms of spinal cord compression.

Objectives: Paraparesis due to oncologic lesions of the spine warrants ... improving the neurological outcome of patients with spinal oncologic paraparesis of different etiologies (intramedullary, ...

The location of these lesions within the spinal canal was mixed, including intramedullary metastases (ie, within the substance of the spinal cord) and intradural extramedullary metastases (ie, in the ...

An MRI exam of the thoracic spine showed an extradural mass lesion at T9–T10, resulting in significant ventrolateral spinal cord displacement and compression; the tumour had an overall dumb-bell shape ...

Using telemedicine, Cohen reviewed the MRI, which showed a large intradural extramedullary spinal cord tumor. Cohen performed a microsurgical resection of the tumor through an osteoplastic ...