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Involvement of the liver by multiple myeloma as nodular lesions: A case diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration and immunocytochemistry
Author(s) -
FernandezFlores A.,
Fortes J.,
Smucler A.,
Orduña M.,
Pol A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.10367
Subject(s) - medicine , immunocytochemistry , multiple myeloma , pathology , malignancy , fine needle aspiration , immunoglobulin light chain , computed tomographic , antibody , adenocarcinoma , radiology , biopsy , computed tomography , cancer , immunology
Liver involvement by multiple myeloma as space‐occupying lesions is a rare condition with only a few cases reported in the literature. We present a case of a 68‐year‐old man with a prostatic adenocarcinoma who developed a multiple myeloma as a second primary malignancy. Hepatic nodules were discovered in the tomographic study. Fine‐needle aspiration of one of the hepatic lesions showed a pleomorphic plasmacytoid tumor. Immunocytochemistry using p63 and kappa‐chain antibodies was useful in determining the plasmacytic nature of the cells. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2003;29:280–282. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.