Multiple Myeloma with Pleural Effusion According to Initial Findings
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Pleural effusion in multiple myeloma.
We report the first case of IgA-kappa multiple myeloma presenting as a myelomatous and eosinophilic pleural effusion with increased adenosine deaminase activity. In a review of the literature, 80 percent of myelomatous pleural effusions are due to IgA multiple myeloma.
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Abdullah KATGI Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hematoloji AD e-posta: [email protected] ÖZET Malign plevral effüzyon, multiple myelomda progresyonla karekterize ve geç gelişen bir komplikasyondur. Tanıdan sonra ortalama yaşam süresi 4 aydır ve sistemik kemoterapilere oldukça dirençlidir. Biz bu makalede 49 yaşında tanıdan 4 ay sonra malign plevral effüzyon gelişen ve solunum yetmezliği ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Oncology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1300-7467
DOI: 10.5505/tjo.2018.1794