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Multiple myeloma - raindrop skull

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Patient with known multiple myeloma.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male

Innumerable well circumscribed 'punched out' lytic lesions best seen in the lateral view of the skull (Raindrop skull). 

Case Discussion

Typical deposits in a patient with known multiple myeloma.

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