title: Synchronous occurrence of prostate carcinoma and multiple myeloma: a case report.
abstract: We describe a rare case of metastatic prostate cancer to bone marrow and synchronous multiple myeloma as the second malignant disease. Various diagnostic procedures, including cytomorphology and immunohistochemistry analyses together contributed to the detection of metastasis of prostate cancer and synchronous plasma cell proliferation in the bone marrow. The association between these two disorders is poorly understood however, some studies show that bone marrow microenvironment may play a crucial role. The need for further research in this regard is required to unfold this fascinating association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Shano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naseem
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Ashim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: BMME; Cytomorphology; Multiple myeloma; Prostate cancer; Synchronous