Myelomatous effusion in plasma-cell leukemia: A case report

ALACACIOĞLU İ., ÖZCAN M., Pişkin Ö., DEMİRKAN F., ÖZSAN G. H., ÜNDAR B.

UHOD - Uluslararasi Hematoloji-Onkoloji Dergisi, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.163-166, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: UHOD - Uluslararasi Hematoloji-Onkoloji Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.163-166
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Multiple myeloma, Myelomatous effusion, Plasma-cell leukemia
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Myelomatous pleural effusion is extremely rare and cases with cavitary involvement are mostly IgA type myeloma. The effusion is thought as a late manifestation in the natural history of multiple myeloma or an expression of the aggressive behaviour of the disease and a very aggressive treatment is indicated. A case of myelomatous effusion presenting as plasma-cell leukemia two years after initial diagnosis of IgG type multiple myeloma is described.