title: Plasma cell leukemia masquerading as ALL-L3--a case report.
abstract: Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare type of plasma cell dyscrasia. It is diagnosed when circulating plasma cells (PC) are more than 20%. We present a case of PCL in a 62-year-old female. Peripheral smear revealed more than 80% atypical vacuolated plasma cells (Mott cells) almost mimicking Burkitt cells of Acute Lymphoid Leukemia-L3 (ALL-L3). Bone marrow aspirate revealed few mature myeloma cells for which a diagnosis of PCL was thought of. Serum electrophoresis showed a positive M-band and X-ray revealed lytic lesions over femur & pelvic bones. A final diagnosis of PCL was given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, S. C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa.
authors.forename: Kalpalata
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.forename: Kalyani Prava
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Gouda
authors.forename: Sukumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakrabarty
authors.forename: Ajit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Raghumani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohanty
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007952:Leukemia, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000166:cytology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology