Recurrent pleural effusion as a clinical manifestation of multiple myeloma

ABSTRACT Multiple myeloma is a hematologic malignant tumor of plasma cells, sometimes associated with pleural effusion. This, in most cases, is associated to infectious complications. Pleural effusion as the onset or progression of the disease itself is rare. This case reports a young male, who pres...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Torquato Toneline, Lívia Papacidero, Rodrigo da Silva Torres, Sônia Ferrari Peron, Martha Elizabeth Kalil
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Revista da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Sorocaba
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/15063