Multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: A rare presentation
Multiple myeloma represents malignant disorder of plasmacells. Tumour extension is primarily seen within thebone and bone marrow, despite widespread distributionof plasma cells in the body. Metastatic deposits outsidebone marrow (extramedullary) are uncommon even inadvanced multiple myeloma. Involve...
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doaj-eee38270b8c34d398c803d27471d1d172020-11-25T02:38:50ZengDicle University Medical SchoolDicle Medical Journal 1300-29451308-98892012-03-01391110113Multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: A rare presentationMansi KalaPromil JainSunita SinghRajeev SenMultiple myeloma represents malignant disorder of plasmacells. Tumour extension is primarily seen within thebone and bone marrow, despite widespread distributionof plasma cells in the body. Metastatic deposits outsidebone marrow (extramedullary) are uncommon even inadvanced multiple myeloma. Involvement of pulmonaryparenchyma by myeloma cells either as plasmacytoma oras a pulmonary infiltrate is rare and is related to aggressiveterminal phase of the disease. We are reporting acase of multiple myeloma with a pulmonary parenchymalmass as the initial presenting manifestationhttp://www.diclemedj.org/upload/sayi/1/DicleMedJ-01102.pdfPulmonarymultiple myelomaextramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP). |
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Mansi Kala Promil Jain Sunita Singh Rajeev Sen Multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: A rare presentation Dicle Medical Journal Pulmonary multiple myeloma extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP). |
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Mansi Kala Promil Jain Sunita Singh Rajeev Sen |
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Multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: A rare presentation |
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Multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: A rare presentation |
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Multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: A rare presentation |
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Multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: A rare presentation |
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Multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: A rare presentation |
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multiple myeloma masquerading as a pulmonary mass: a rare presentation |
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Dicle University Medical School |
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Dicle Medical Journal |
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1300-2945 1308-9889 |
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2012-03-01 |
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Multiple myeloma represents malignant disorder of plasmacells. Tumour extension is primarily seen within thebone and bone marrow, despite widespread distributionof plasma cells in the body. Metastatic deposits outsidebone marrow (extramedullary) are uncommon even inadvanced multiple myeloma. Involvement of pulmonaryparenchyma by myeloma cells either as plasmacytoma oras a pulmonary infiltrate is rare and is related to aggressiveterminal phase of the disease. We are reporting acase of multiple myeloma with a pulmonary parenchymalmass as the initial presenting manifestation |
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Pulmonary multiple myeloma extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP). |
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