title: Nonsecretory multiple myeloma presenting as an intestinal tumor.
abstract: We report a case of a 43-year-old Caucasian man who presented with colicky abdominal pain and microcytic hypochromic anemia. The patient underwent a colonoscopy where a tumor was seen in the ascending colon; histology showed plasmacytoma of the colon. From the protein electrophoresis, no monoclonal band or free light chains were detected nor was urinary Bence Jones protein present. A bone marrow biopsy showed plasma cell myeloma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of nonsecretory multiple myeloma presenting as plasmacytoma of the colon.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Department, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH, UK.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Triantafyllopoulou
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH, UK.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mellor
authors.affiliation: HMDS, Leeds Cancer Center, Saint James's Institute of Oncology, Level 3, Bexley Wing, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cargo
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH, UK.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gkikas
authors.affiliation: Hematology Department, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH, UK.
authors.forename: Jagdish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adiyodi
authors.affiliation: Hematology Department, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH, UK.
authors.forename: Ayub Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bin
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH, UK.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sahasrabudhe
authors.affiliation: Hematology Department, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH, UK.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rokicka