title: Multiple myeloma presenting with multiple thoracic manifestations.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells that affects mainly bone marrow but may also involve other organs as well. We report thoracic involvement in the form of left-sided pleural effusion, osseous lesions, bronchial infiltration, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy in a 61-year-old woman, non-smoker presented with chest pain, dyspnoea, cough and deterioration in general health over the preceding seven months. Immunoelectrophoresis and immunofixation showed raised kappa-light chain immunoglobulin G (IgG) in serum and pleural fluid. Bronchial and pleural biopsies documented myelomatous infiltration and bone marrow aspirate revealed extensive plasma cell infiltration. At eight months, following the fourth cycle of melphalan, endoxan and prednisone based chemotherapy, the patient died.
authors.affiliation: Ibn Nafiss Division, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia. leila.fekih@laposte.net
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fekih
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fenniche
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hassene
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abdelghaffar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaalaoui
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Mezni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Belhabib
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zidi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Megdiche
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*