Open AccessSimultaneous appearance of dual malignancies of hematopoietic system-multiple myeloma and acute myeloid leukemia
Author(s) -
Jyoti Shukla,
Shashikant C. U. Patne,
N. P. Singh,
. Usha
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.40422
Subject(s) - myeloid leukemia , multiple myeloma , medicine , haematopoiesis , myeloid , chemotherapy , leukemia , cancer research , radiation therapy , acute leukemia , oncology , biology , stem cell , genetics
We herein report a case of denovo and simultaneous appearance of multiple myeloma and acute myeloid leukemia in a 58-year-old female patient, without prior exposure to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. This case is reported because of its extreme rarity.