[Pleural malignant mesothelioma complicated by multiple myeloma].
A 79-year-old woman was admitted because of dyspnea. Chest X-ray films and computed tomographic scans disclosed left pleural effusion and diffuse pleural thickening. A diagnosis of multiple myeloma was made on the basis of blood tests and bone marrow aspiration biopsy findings. Multiple myeloma was the suspected cause of the pleural lesions. However, a postmortem diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura was made on the basis of histological and immunohistological studies of autopsy specimens.
Kuribayashi
K
K
5th Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine.
Ihaku
D
D
Nakamura
H
H
Nishioka
Y
Y
Nakahama
H
H
Kitada
O
O
Sugita
M
M
Nakata
Y
Y
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis