Myelomatous pleural effusion: A rare case entity reported from a tertiary care cancer center in South India

Myelomatous pleural effusion: A rare case entity reported from a tertiary care cancer center in South India

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell neoplasm and constitutes 10% of hematologic malignancies. Malignant myelomatous pleural effusions are very rare and occur in <1% of cases of MM. In this article, we report a rare case of a patient who initially presented with pleural effusion and was subsequ...

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Main Authors: Govind K Babu, Smitha C Saldanha, K N Lokesh, M C Suresh Babu, Akkamaha Devi Patil, Pretesh R Kiran, K C Lakshmaiah, D Lokanatha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
IgG paraprotein
multiple myeloma
myelomatous pleural effusion
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=2;spage=176;epage=178;aulast=Babu

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