Multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a single individual.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma in a single individual is a rare occurrence; In previously reported cases, data relevant to the cional relationship between the two entities is not available. In this case, to our knowledge, the tenth reported, immunologic studies indicate that a chance association of two independent diseases has occurred rather than expansion of one single clone of Bcells at two morphological levels.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000276:immunology; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M