An emergency medicine review: Multiple myeloma and its complications.

Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) and its complications carry a high rate of morbidity and mortality.

Objective: This review evaluates MM and its complications, including presentation, diagnosis, and management in the emergency department (ED) based on current evidence.

Discussion: MM is the second most common hematologic cancer and associated with monoclonal plasma cell proliferation.

Neuro-oncology application of next-generation, optically tracked robotic stereotaxis with intraoperative computed tomography: a pilot experience.

Objective: Innovations in robotics continue to reshape the landscape of neurosurgery. Here, the authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of the ExcelsiusGPS robot in the treatment of neuro-oncological, intracranial lesions.

Methods: The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of 19 consecutive adult patients with a neuro-oncological diagnosis who underwent intracranial biopsy and/or laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) with the assistance of the ExcelsiusGPS robot and intraoperative CT.