Resident Rounds: Part III – Case Report: Metastatic Multiple Myeloma

December 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 12 | Features | 1485 | Copyright © December 2015


Jeffrey F. Scott MD, Barbara Reichert MD, Miesha Merati DO, Kord Honda MD, and Kevin D. Cooper MD

Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

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disease, and patients with metastatic MM should be thoroughly evaluated for progression of disease.8 Our patient was started on lenalidomide and dexamethasone, and palliative external beam radiation was administered to the cutaneous lesions.

DISCLOSURES

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Jeffrey Scott MDjeffrey.scott@uhhospitals.org
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