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“Flaming” Plasma Cells in a Dog with IgA Multiple Myeloma
Author(s) -
Zinkl Joseph G.,
LeCouteur Richard A.,
Davis David C.,
Saunders Geoffrey K.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
veterinary clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1939-165X
pISSN - 0275-6382
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-165x.1983.tb00616.x
Subject(s) - multiple myeloma , plasma cell myeloma , plasma cell , bone marrow , myeloma protein , infiltration (hvac) , pathology , plasmacytoma , biology , immunoglobulin a , antibody , medicine , immunology , immunoglobulin g , physics , thermodynamics
Summary Multiple myeloma with “flaming” plasma cell infiltration of the bone marrow was found in an 8‐year‐old Shetland sheepdog. Immuno‐electrophoresis results indicated that the myeloma protein was IgA. Flaming plasma cells frequently have been associated with human IgA myeloma.