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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 10.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Haematol. 2015 Apr 1;169(6):851–858. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13383

Table II.

Anatomical Location of EMD

EMD at Diagnosis of MM EMD at Relapse
N % N %
Total locations (n) 19 Total locations (n) 92
Head and Neck Soft Tissue 6 31.6 Head and Neck Soft Tissue 12 13.0
Cervical Lymph Node 2 10.5 Orbit 3 3.3
Scalp 1 5.3 Scapula 2 2.2
Lip 1 5.3 Gingiva 2 2.2
Pharynx 1 5.3 Sinus 1 1.1
Tonsil 1 5.3 Cranial Nerve 1 1.1
Parotid 1 1.1
Larynx 1 1.1
Cervical Lymph Node 1 1.1
Central Nervous System 3 15.9 Central Nervous System 13 14.1
Cerebrospinal Fluid 1 5.3 Dura 4 4.3
Spinal Cord 1 5.3 Brain 2 2.2
Brain 1 5.3 Frontal extra-axial mass 2 2.2
Cerebrospinal Fluid 1 1.1
Spinal canal 1 1.1
Leptomeninges 1 1.1
Thecal 1 1.1
Subcortical white matter 1 1.1
Chest 4 21.1 Chest 22 23.9
Lung and pleural effusion 4 21.1 Lung & pleural effusion 15 16.3
Mediastinum 3 3.3
Breast 2 2.2
Tracheal arch 1 1.1
Axillary Lymph Node 1 1.1
Abdomen 5 26.3 Abdomen 40 43.5
Pancreas 1 5.3 Liver 14 15.1
Peritoneum 1 5.3 Peritoneal surface 7 7.5
Kidney 1 5.3 Kidney 6 6.5
Spleen 1 5.3 Mesentery 3 3.2
Ileum 1 5.3 Pancreas 2 2.2
Spleen 2 2.2
Para-aortic Lymph Node 1 1.1
Pelvic Lymph Node 1 1.1
Ureter 1 1.1
Iliac Lymph Node 1 1.1
Buttock 1 1.1
Paravertebral 1 1.1
Other Soft Tissue 1 5.3 Other Soft Tissue 5 5.4

EMD, extramedullary disease; MM, multiple myeloma