Multiple myeloma with pleural involvement: a case report.
Malignant pleural effusions are rare in multiple myeloma (MM). We report a case of MM with left myelomatous pleural effusion, which reflects aggressive disease.
Ulubay
Gaye
G
Department of Pulmonary Disease, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. gulubay66@yahoo.com
Eyüboğlu
Füsun Oner
FO
Simşek
Abdullah
A
Ozyilkan
Ozgür
O
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology