A Case of Nonsecretory Multiple Myeloma.
- Author:
Woon Sik PARK
1
;
Won Jong JIN
;
Hong Bock LEE
;
Myung Hee LEE
;
Jong Hoon BYUN
;
Eun Suk KANG
;
Hyun Sook CHI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Multiple myeloma;
Nonsecretory
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biopsy;
Bone Marrow;
Cytoplasm;
Electrophoresis;
Fluorescent Antibody Technique;
Humans;
Immune Sera;
Immunoelectrophoresis;
Immunoglobulin A;
Multiple Myeloma*;
Plasma Cells;
Ribs
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
1997;32(1):152-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of IgA lambda nonsecretory multiple myeloma in a 66-year-old man was reported. Despite of the osteolytic lesions both protein electrophoresis and protein immunoelectrophoresis of serum and urine of the patient were normal. Bone marrow biopsy at iliac crest showed 8% plasma cells and aspiration cytology of the lesion of rib revealed 73% plasma cells. When examined by immunofluorescence with monospecific antisera the cytoplasm of the immature plasma cell showed predominantly the presence of IgA and lambda chains.
