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Plasma cell tumour in a renal transplant recipient
Author(s) -
WHITTAM L.R.,
COLEMAN R.,
MACDONALD B.M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00126.x
Subject(s) - plasma cell , polyclonal antibodies , pathology , medicine , lesion , renal transplant , staining , kidney , antibody , immunology , bone marrow
Summary We report the occurrence of a plasma cell tumour in an immunosuppressed renal allograft recipient. The lesion showed polyclonal proliferation of plasma cells with equal staining for kappa and lambda chains. Purely cutaneous plasma cell tumours are uncommon, few‐cases having been reported in immunosuppressed patients.