2015•Lung IndiaOpen access

Myelomatous pleural effusion ‐ Thoracoscopic evaluation of a rare entity

ChetanB Patil, Neeraj Gupta, RakeshC Gupta, Ramakant Dixit, Ankur Gupta, Varna Indushekar

Abstract

Multiple myeloma is a malignant neoplasm of plasma cell origin that mainly affects bone marrow and skeletal system, producing large amount of light chain immunoglobulins. Pleural involvement in multiple myeloma is a rare complication which carries very poor prognosis. We report a case of multiple myeloma who presented with recurrent pleural effusion that was evaluated by means of thoracoscopy.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Multiple myeloma, Pleural effusion, Thoracoscopy, Plasma cell neoplasm, Complication, Bone marrow, Plasma cell