title: Multiple myeloma with pleural involvement: a case report.
abstract: Malignant pleural effusions are rare in multiple myeloma (MM). We report a case of MM with left myelomatous pleural effusion, which reflects aggressive disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Disease, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. gulubay66@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gaye
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ulubay
authors.forename: Füsun Oner
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Eyüboğlu
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simşek
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozyilkan
mesh_terms: 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