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Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
ISSN: 0973-1482 EISSN: 0973-1482
Vol. 5, No. 4, 2009, pp. 297-299
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Bioline Code: cr09070
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2009, pp. 297-299
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Pulmonary and nodal multiple myeloma with a pleural effusion mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma
Kushwaha, R.A.S; Verma, Sanjay Kumar.; Mehra, Sumit & Prasad, R
Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy characterized by the occurrence of plasma cell tumor within the bone marrow. Extramedullary plasmacytomas form a small percentage of plasma cell tumors, and although 80-90% of extramedullary lesions occur in the head and neck, pulmonary plasmacytomas are found to be a very uncommon clinical entity. Hereby, we describe a case of a patient with pulmonary plasmacytoma, who developed nodal and pulmonary MM with a pleural effusion, the radiological appearance of which mimicked bronchogenic carcinoma.
Keywords
Bronchogenic carcinoma, extramedullary, multiple myeloma
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