Dyspnea, massive effusion and lytic rib lesion as initial presentation of multiple myeloma in a young man

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 253-255

  AlShati, Mohammed H ^a   Kumar, Ramesh ^a   Kannan, Shreeram ^a  

^a AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Absent rib shadow; Multiple myeloma; Spontaneous hemothorax

Indexed keywords

MELPHALAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHEST TUBE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EFFUSION; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84882355584     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/242045     Document Type: Article

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