Open AccessPlasma cell leukemia - one in a million: A case report
Author(s) -
Akriti G Jain,
Mohammed Faisaluddin,
Aimal Khan,
Mohammed Wazir,
Qi Shen,
Manoucher Manoucheri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v10.i3.161
Subject(s) - medicine , plasma cell leukemia , bone marrow , bone marrow examination , white blood cell , leukemia , physical examination , biopsy , gastroenterology , surgery , pathology
Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is diagnosed by the presence of an absolute plasma cell count of > 2 × 10 9 /L or 20% plasma cells in the peripheral blood. Because the incidence of PCL is relatively low, our case report study presents a rare opportunity to describe the clinical and pathological characteristics of this leukemia, as well as different modalities of treatment and outcomes of primary PCL (pPCL).