Symptoms of oral myeloma - two case reports and literature review

Abstract

Multiple myeloma is a malignant tumour that generally develops in the bone marrow. The diagnostic triad for multiple myeloma is increased tendency for bruising and bleeding, osteolysis (lytic bone lesions), and Bence-Jones proteinuria. Diagnosis remains difficult, and a combination of therapies are recommended. Two cases of myeloma diagnosed in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery in Katowice are presented. One patient was seen for an anterior maxillary deformity with an inflammatory infiltrate (aged > 60 years; lesion location: anterior maxilla); the other presented pain related to a pathological mandible fracture (aged > 60 years; lesion location: body of the mandible).