Plasma cell leukemia (PCL): A report on 15 patients

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL): A report on 15 patients.

Fifteen patients presenting with plasma cell leukemia (PCL) are reported in detail. The clinicopathologic features of PCL differ from typical myeloma and resemble those of acute leukemia: patients with PCL have less bone disease but a much higher incidence of organomegaly and tissue infiltration as well as diffuse marrow involvement and more pronounced pancytopenia. One of the reported patients...

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Occurring Secondary to Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Plasma Cell Leukemia; A Case Report

Survival of patients with multiple myeloma has improved substantially because of availability of new therapies including autotransplants, immunomodulating drugs and proteasome-inhibitors. Second primary cancers have emerged as an important determinant of morbidity and mortality among cancer survivors. Even though there is an increased risk of new cancers of the lymphoreticular and haematopoetic...

Plasma cell leukemia, a case report and literature review

acute plasma cell leukemia associated with bence-jones proteinuria: a case report

acute plasma cell leukemia with bence-jones proteinuria is reported in a 60 year old lranien male with a 25 day history of acute onset of fever. weakness, weight loss, diarrhea and bloody stools. the patient was noted to be cachectic and anemic. he had purpuric and petechial skin lesions, generalized lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. up to 80% immature plasma cells were present in the periphera...

Congenital Leukemia: A Case Report