title: Primary plasma cell leukemia followed by testicular plasmacytoma.
abstract: Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a highly aggressive plasma cell disease characterized by a poor prognosis and a low response rate to conventional therapy. Herein, we describe a 69-year-old patient with primary PCL, developing testicular disease while in complete hematological remission, following by muscle involvement and peritoneal dissemination.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy. giovannavalentini@libero.it.
authors.forename: Caterina Giovanna
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Valentini
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bozzoli
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Luana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fianchi
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Voso
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Paolantonio
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Criscuolo
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Larocca
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Livio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pagano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007952:Leukemia, Plasma Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000473:pathology; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D012074:Remission Induction; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating