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Multiple myeloma presenting as eosinophilic pleural effusion

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Medical Sciences

Publisher : Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Source : Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Volume 6, Number 4, p.256-259 (2010)

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Keywords : aged, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, article, bedtime dosage, case report, computer assisted tomography, cytodiagnosis, dexamethasone, Diagnosis, Differential, eosinophilia, human, human cell, human tissue, Humans, laboratory test, lymph node biopsy, male, multiple myeloma, physical examination, pleura effusion, Pleural Effusion, priority journal, Prognosis, thalidomide, thorax radiography, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Medicine

Department : Medical Oncology

Year : 2010

Abstract : An elderly man, with no comorbidity, presented with rapidly accumulating left pleural effusion. He also had generalized adenopathy. Pleural fluid cytology showed exudative pleural effusion with eosinophilia. Supraclavicular lymph node biopsy was reported as amyloid. On further investigation he was found to have kappa-light chain multiple myeloma. The final diagnosis was eosinophilic pleural effusion in a patient with multiple myeloma. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

Cite this Research Publication : A. Aa Mehta, Venkatakrishnan, Ra, Jose, Wb, Palaniappan, Mb, and Pavithran, Kb, “Multiple myeloma presenting as eosinophilic pleural effusion”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 6, pp. 256-259, 2010.

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