Pleural plasmacytomas in a patient with multiple myeloma relapse.

Respir Med Case Rep

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Published: November 2022

Extramedullary plasmacytoma with pleural involvement in the setting of relapsed multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare yet serious condition, which is associated with an adverse prognosis. This report describes a patient with MM who was in complete remission but relapsed with multiple pleural plasmacytomas. The diagnosis was established in a timely manner and the patient was started on appropriate treatment.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9674928PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101777DOI Listing

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