Plasma cells in urine: occurrence in multiple myeloma.
Numerous plasma cells were transiently found in the urine of a patient with multiple myeloma. The patient was in acute renal failure, and she had K-type Bence-Jones proteinemia and proteinuria. A slide of stained urine sediment showed cells with freatures characteristic of plasma cells. Their cytoplasm was highly reactive with anti-K antiserum on immunofluorescence, suggesting that these were myeloma cells.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000652:urine*; D010950:Plasma Cells; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*
D008558:Melphalan; D006854:Hydrocortisone