Unilateral pleural effusion as a presenting manifestation of plasma cell myeloma (multiple myeloma): A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 780-782

  Dharan, Muralee ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; CD138; Multiple myeloma; Plasma cell; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN S 100; SYNDECAN 1; UVOMORULIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 78650505993     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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