Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man

Multiple myeloma, a disorder commonly encountered in elderly patients, represents a malignant proliferation of plasma cells that primarily affects bone marrow. Pleural effusion as the presenting manifestation of the disease is uncommon. The authors report a case of multiple myeloma with unusual feat...

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Main Authors: Mohammed H AlShati, Ramesh Kumar, Shreeram Kannan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/242045
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