Lytic bone disease is a major feature of multiple myeloma: 70% to 80% of patients have osteolytic lesions at diagnosis, and up to 90% develop lytic lesions during the course of their disease. 1 The ...
Multiple myeloma causes lytic or osteolytic lesions, which are areas of damage caused by cancerous plasma cells blocking natural bone growth. These lesions appear as small holes on X-rays. They often ...