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This 67-year-old man with no cancer history presented with back pain. Pain was secondary to an L1 tumor (A). Percutaneous needle biopsy provided the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. The patient was started on high-dose dexamethasone and underwent conventional external beam radiation. (B): The epidural tumor entirely resolved 11 weeks later.
