Pleural plasmacytomas in a patient with multiple myeloma relapse

Harith Al-Ataby; Amna Al-Tkrit; Samah Ali; Chandula Seneviratne; Mohamed Omballi

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101777

Pleural plasmacytomas in a patient with multiple myeloma relapse

Respir Med Case Rep. 2022 Nov 13:40:101777. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101777. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Harith Al-Ataby¹, Amna Al-Tkrit¹, Samah Ali², Chandula Seneviratne¹, Mohamed Omballi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.
² Department of Pathology, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Abstract

Extramedullary plasmacytoma with pleural involvement in the setting of relapsed multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare yet serious condition, which is associated with an adverse prognosis. This report describes a patient with MM who was in complete remission but relapsed with multiple pleural plasmacytomas. The diagnosis was established in a timely manner and the patient was started on appropriate treatment.

Keywords: Extramedullary plasmacytoma; FDG-PET/CT; Multiple myeloma relapse; Myelomatous pleural effusion; Plasma cell neoplasm; Pleural plasmacytoma; Solitary plasmacytoma of bone.

Publication types

Case Reports