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A patient with multiple myeloma, whose disease included a thoracic plasmacytoma, presented with a pleural effusion. Needle aspiration yielded a bloody pleural effusion, which was collected in an EDTA tube. Cytospin revealed numerous plasma cells, including both mature and immature forms.
Immature Plasma Cells, Obtained from a Malignant Pleural Effusion - 1.
Author:
Jon Fukumoto; Yu Wong; Steven Coutre;
Category: Lymphoma: Mature B-cell and Plasma cell Neoplasms > Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Published Date: 11/01/2006
Category: Lymphoma: Mature B-cell and Plasma cell Neoplasms > Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Published Date: 11/01/2006
A patient with multiple myeloma, whose disease included a thoracic plasmacytoma, presented with a pleural effusion. Needle aspiration yielded a bloody pleural effusion, which was collected in an EDTA tube. Cytospin revealed numerous plasma cells, including both mature and immature forms.
