Malignant myelomatous pleural effusion with good response to combination chemotherapy.
Malignant pleural effusion in myeloma is a rare terminal event with 91 cases reported so far. Majority of the patients survive less than 4 months. We are presenting a short series of four such cases, who had a good clinical response to combination chemotherapy.
Attili
V S S
VS
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Singh
V P
VP
Sundar
S
S
Mehta
H
H
Negi
M L
ML
Gogia
A
A
Raju
S H K
SH
Rai
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014750:Vincristine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004317:Doxorubicin