title: Myelomatous pleural effusion-A case report.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells, predominantly involving the bone marrow and skeletal system. Pleural effusions are rarely associated with multiple myeloma and most often signify a concurrent disease process, e.g. amyloidosis.(1,2) Malignant myelomatous pleural effusions are even more unusual, occurring in less than 1% of cases of multiple myeloma.(1) Here we report the case of a patient with multiple myeloma presenting with a myelomatous pleural effusion at disease recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Haematology Department, Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Haematology Department, Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Alton
keywords: Mutliple Myeloma; Myelomatous pleural effusion; Pleural plasmacytoma