Simultaneous occurrence of the 5q- syndrome and multiple myeloma.
We report a case of the 5q- syndrome with simultaneous occurrence of multiple myeloma, characterized by a very complicated course. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of such an association.
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Servicio de Hematología, Hospital 'Valle de los Pedroches', Pozoblanco, Córdoba, Spain.
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D000368:Aged; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000628:therapy