Pleural effusion as first extra-medullary clinical presentation of an occult multiple myeloma: The role of medical thoracoscopy

Multiple myeloma is a malignant neoplasm of plasma cells that usually invades the bone marrow replacing normal bone marrow and producing large amounts of light chains of immunoglobulins (Ig) [1]. Clinical manifestations are related to the accumulation of these proteins in vital organs such as kidney...

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Published in:Respiratory medicine case reports 2020-01, Vol.29, p.101013, Article 101013
Main Authors: Coppola, Antonietta, Ghinassi, Giacomo, Ciarleglio, Giuseppina, Maccari, Uberto, Salerno, Laura, Torricelli, Elena, Granese, Valentina, Valentini, Maria Lucia, Zamparelli, Alessandro Sanduzzi, Torre, Valerio, Scala, Raffaele
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Summary:Multiple myeloma is a malignant neoplasm of plasma cells that usually invades the bone marrow replacing normal bone marrow and producing large amounts of light chains of immunoglobulins (Ig) [1]. Clinical manifestations are related to the accumulation of these proteins in vital organs such as kidney and heart. Pleural effusion may be a sign of chest involvement that occurs in approximately 6% of patients with Known multiple myeloma [2,3]. We present the case of an 80-year- old man with pleural effusion as first extra-medullary clinical presentation of an occult multiple myeloma.
ISSN:2213-0071
2213-0071
DOI:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101013