Title of article :
An Unusual Presentation of Plasma Cell Leukemia with Undiagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Author/Authors :
Afshar-Moghaddam، Noushin نويسنده , , Taheri، Diana نويسنده , , Naimi، Azar نويسنده , , Taghizadeh، Faegheh نويسنده , , Taheri، Shahram نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 6 سال 2007
Pages :
3
From page :
77
To page :
79
Abstract :
A 54 year old man with history of cardiomyopathy and chronic fibrillation first presented with bloody diarrhea. Then during the assessment of his abnormal lab. data revealed cast nephropathy in renal biopsy, gamma peak in protein electrophoresis and fine lytic lesions in skull graphy. His bone marrow aspiration showed multiple myeloma and blood smear revealed plasma cell leukemia. Our patient was diagnosed to have multiple myeloma and plasma cell leukemia Plasma cell leukemia is a rare form of plasma cell dyscrasia.The second type evolves as a terminal event in some of the patients with multiple myeloma. PCL and multiple myeloma simultaneously recognizes in this case(very rare event).
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Pathology (IJP)
Serial Year :
2007
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Pathology (IJP)
Record number :
1451142
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