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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| description | 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 features presenting at a relatively young age with massive spontaneous hemothorax and multiple thoracic masses completely obscuring rib shadow on plain chest imaging. The patient demonstrated a good response to melphalan chemotherapy without recurrence of effusion or the need for additional chemical or surgical pleural interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b4435a246f946d99ba48c4b88923e2c2025-02-03T05:51:10ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412013-01-0120425325510.1155/2013/242045Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young ManMohammed H AlShati0Ramesh Kumar1Shreeram Kannan2Division of Respirology, Al-Adan Hospital, Ahmadi, KuwaitDivision of Hematology, Al-Adan Hospital, Ahmadi, KuwaitDepartment of Radiology, Al-Adan Hospital, Ahmadi, KuwaitMultiple 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 features presenting at a relatively young age with massive spontaneous hemothorax and multiple thoracic masses completely obscuring rib shadow on plain chest imaging. The patient demonstrated a good response to melphalan chemotherapy without recurrence of effusion or the need for additional chemical or surgical pleural interventions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/242045 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed H AlShati Ramesh Kumar Shreeram Kannan Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man |
| title_full | Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man |
| title_fullStr | Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man |
| title_short | Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man |
| title_sort | dyspnea massive effusion and lytic rib lesion as initial presentation of multiple myeloma in a young man |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/242045 |
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