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KMID : 0387919920030020090
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Korean Journal of Cytopathology
1992 Volume.3 No. 2 p.90 ~ p.93
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Effusion Cytology of Multiple Myeloma -A Case Report- @AU 고재수, 하창원, 조경자,
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고재수
하창원/조경자/장자준
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Abstract
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A case of multiple myeloma with massive pleural effusion is reported. A 53 year-old previous known multiple myeloma patient vistited our hospital complaining of cough with sputum. Radiologic study revealed multiple osteolytic bony
lesions
and left side pleural effusion. The effusion were bloody exudates containing numerous atypical plasma cells. The tumor cells showed pleomorphism, eccentric nuclei prominent nucleoli, perinuclear halo, mutincleation, and chromatin
patterns
of occasional cart-wheel appearance. The cytological examination of pleural fluid established the malignant nature of the effusion with multiple myeloma.
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