Malignant myelomatous pleural effusion with good response to combination chemotherapy.
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چکیده
Malignant pleural effusion in myeloma is a rare terminal event with 91 cases reported so far. Majority of the patients survive less than 4 months. We are presenting a short series of four such cases, who had a good clinical response to combination chemotherapy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 55 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007