Open AccessMultiple myeloma presenting as CEA-producing rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Giampaolo Talamo,
Amitkumar Barochia,
Maurizio Zangari,
Thomas P. Loughran
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
rare tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2036-3613
pISSN - 2036-3605
DOI - 10.4081/rt.2010.e4
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoembryonic antigen , rectum , multiple myeloma , colorectal cancer , cancer , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , radiology
We report the case of a 57-year old patient with multiple myeloma, characterized by extramedullary involvement of the rectum at presentation. Malignant plasma cells were found to produce carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a tumor antigen more commonly associated with rectal adenocarcinomas
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