Massive Pleural Effusion Due to IgG Multiple Myeloma
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Department of Haematology, Wycombe General Hospital, High Wycombe HP11 2TT, UK
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Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, UK
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Hematol. Rev. 2009, 1(2), e18; https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2009.e18 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 1 October 2009
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Revised: 21 October 2009
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Accepted: 22 October 2009
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Published: 10 November 2009
Abstract
Pleural effusion directly attributable to multiple myeloma is exceedingly uncommon and is said to occur in only 1–2% of cases. Of these around 80% occur in IgA disease. We report a case of myelomatous pleural effusion (proven on cytological and immunohistochemical analysis) in a patient with the IgG-k subtype. We describe the diagnosis, pathogenesis and management of this condition and show the radiological and cytological evidence of the case.
Keywords:
hematology; multiple myeloma; pleural effusion
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Lang, K.J.; Lidder, S.; Aitchison, R. Massive Pleural Effusion Due to IgG Multiple Myeloma. Hematol. Rev. 2009, 1, e18. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2009.e18
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Lang KJ, Lidder S, Aitchison R. Massive Pleural Effusion Due to IgG Multiple Myeloma. Hematology Reviews. 2009; 1(2):e18. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2009.e18
Chicago/Turabian StyleLang, Kathryn Jane, Surjit Lidder, and Robin Aitchison. 2009. "Massive Pleural Effusion Due to IgG Multiple Myeloma" Hematology Reviews 1, no. 2: e18. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2009.e18
