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Myelomatosis Terminating in Acute Myelogenic Leukaemia
Author(s) -
Jæger Steinar
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1978.tb02475.x
Subject(s) - expansive , multiple myeloma , bone marrow , pathological , medicine , pathology , immunofluorescence , globulin , antibody , immunology , materials science , compressive strength , composite material
A case of acute myelogenic leukaemia developing after 7 months treatment with alkylating agents for multiple myeloma is reported. The patient was also given irradiation for an expansive process in the thoracic column. By immunofluorescence staining of the bone marrow cells there was no evidence for production of pathological globulins in the blast cells, while the plasma cells contained IgA, kappa.