Open AccessDiffuse omental cake as an initial presentation of plasma cell leukemia
Author(s) -
PoShen Ko,
Yi-Hsiang Huang,
Chengchung Lai,
ChingFen Yang,
LiangTsai Hsiao
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0425
pISSN - 2311-3006
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcrpr.2016.09.004
Subject(s) - plasma cell leukemia , medicine , ascites , malignancy , multiple myeloma , pathology , leukemia , thickening , plasma cell , presentation (obstetrics) , gastroenterology , radiology , chemistry , polymer science
Omental cake is a term to describe peritoneal thickening caused by different processes. Metastatic malignancy is the most common cause. Plasma cell leukemia is a rare hematological malignancy involving plasma cells and differ from multiple myeloma in its aggressiveness, initial presentation, and dismal prognosis. Herein, we reported a case of primary plasma cell leukemia initially presented with diffuse omental cake and ascites and subsequent systemic capillary leak syndrome