Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-5 | Issue-05 | 375-378
Review Article
Relapsing Multiple Myeloma of the Stomach
Abderrahim Elktaibi, Elmehdi Mahtat, Mohamed Reda Elochi, Mustapha Azakhmam, Mohamed Allaoui, Mohamed Amine Essaoudi, Kamal Doghmi, Mohamed Oukabli, Abderrahmanne AL Bouzidi
Published : May 29, 2019
Abstract
Multiple myeloma is a malignant hematological neoplasm which, primarily involving the bone marrow, but it has a potent extension towards other organs and to present with various clinical manifestations. Involvement of the stomach presenting with epigastric pain and vomiting is extremely rare. We report a case of a 73-year-old male presented at the Gastroenterology Unit with epigastric pain and uncontrollable vomiting. He was known to have a history of multiple myƩloma and had previously been treated with a very good partial response. The patient underwent esogastroduodenoscopy witch revealed nodular gastritis without ulceration. Histopathological and immunological analyses showed diffuse atypical plasma cell infiltration with prominent staining for CD138 of the gastric mucosa. Relapsing multiple myeloma was diagnosed. This case illustrates a very atypical presentation of recurrence multiple myeloma and should be kept in mind in a patients with atypical gastric pain, especially those with a history of hematologic malignancy.