Open AccessMyelomatous ascites and pleural effusion in relapsed multiple myeloma
Author(s) -
Baksh Mizba,
Li Ke,
Jiang Liuyan,
Alegria Victoria,
Sher Taimur,
Roy Vivek,
ChananKhan Asher,
Ailawadhi Sikander,
Parrondo Ricardo D.,
Alhaj Moustafa Muhamad
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5329
Subject(s) - medicine , ascites , multiple myeloma , pleural effusion , effusion , pathology , bone marrow , etiology , plasma cell , cytology , pleural fluid , infiltration (hvac) , plasma cell myeloma , radiology , surgery , thermodynamics , physics
Extramedullary multiple myeloma is seen in advanced and aggressive disease and occurs due to plasma cell infiltration of sites other than the bone marrow. Myelomatous ascites or pleural effusion is seen in less than 1% of cases and can be differentiated from infectious etiologies based on fluid cytology.