title: Kappa light-chain myeloma with pleural involvement.
abstract: A case of kappa light-chain myeloma with pleural involvement is reported. The diagnosis was made by pleural biopsy, pleural fluid cytology, and urine immunoelectrophoresis. A review of the literature on pleural involvement in multiple myeloma revealed that this is the first reported case in patients with light-chain myeloma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000652:urine*; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains