title: Myelomatous pleural effusion - Thoracoscopic evaluation of a rare entity.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is a malignant neoplasm of plasma cell origin that mainly affects bone marrow and skeletal system, producing large amount of light chain immunoglobulins. Pleural involvement in multiple myeloma is a rare complication which carries very poor prognosis. We report a case of multiple myeloma who presented with recurrent pleural effusion that was evaluated by means of thoracoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, J.L.N Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Chetan B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, J.L.N Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, J.L.N Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, J.L.N Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Ramakant
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, J.L.N Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, J.L.N Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Varna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Indushekar
keywords: Multiple myeloma; pleural effusion; rigid thoracoscopy