Myelomatous Pleural Effusion: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review

Multiple myeloma (MM) is typically characterized by the neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells producing a monoclonal immunoglobulin. Pleural effusion in MM is uncommon and usually caused by heart failure, pulmonary embolus, and nephrotic syndrome [Arch Intern Med. 1978;138(5):727–30; Chest. 1994;...

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Autores principales: Maat, Zakaria, Al-Asa'd, Yousef Taher Hani, Subahi, Eihab A., Al-Ameen, Osama Adil Shafeeq, Elhiday, Abdelhaleem Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9830277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36636679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000527199
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Sumario:Multiple myeloma (MM) is typically characterized by the neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells producing a monoclonal immunoglobulin. Pleural effusion in MM is uncommon and usually caused by heart failure, pulmonary embolus, and nephrotic syndrome [Arch Intern Med. 1978;138(5):727–30; Chest. 1994;105(2):622–4]. Here, we report a case of myelomatous pleural effusion as part of the initial presentation of MM in a patient with the IgG-lambda subtype, which is extremely uncommon.

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