[Retroperitoneal fibrosis and multiple myeloma: fortuitous association?].
We report a 59-year-old man presenting with retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF) associated with IgG lambda multiple myeloma. Recent clinical and immunohistochemical findings suggest that RF might be a particular expression of plasma cell/lymphoid dyscrasia, and that this association is not merely fortuitous. We review the pathophysiological evidence supporting this hypothesis.
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Service de médecine interne générale, cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, université catholique de Louvain, avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgique.
Caers
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Connerotte
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Koutaissoff
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Lambert
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D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000276:immunology; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D012307:Risk Factors
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains; D007155:Immunologic Factors