Secondary plasma cell leukemia in a patient with light chain multiple myeloma in post-chemotherapy remission phase

Secondary plasma cell leukemia in a patient with light chain multiple myeloma in post-chemotherapy remission phase

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare presentation of multiple myeloma characterized by the presence of >20% plasma cells in peripheral blood, and an absolute plasma cell count >2 × 109 K/L. It is classified as primary and secondary with the latter representing a terminal event in 12% of patien...

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Main Authors: Miguel Ángel Flores-Caballero, Dania Lizet Quintanilla-Flores, René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Hematology
Subjects:
Multiple myeloma
secondary plasma cell leukemia
post-chemotherapy
remission phase
Online Access:http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=111;epage=114;aulast=Flores-Caballero

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