Abstract
The development of extramedullary plasmacytomas and elevated serum lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) in myeloma indicates poor prognosis. A 75-year-old man was diagnosed with immunoglobulin (Ig) A, lambda myeloma when he developed pathologic rib fractures, hypercalcemia, and anemia. After 6 months of treatment with melphalan and prednisone, he was in complete remission as evidenced by the disappearance of the monoclonal protein in the serum and free light chain in the urine. Eight months after diagnosis, his disease took an unusual course with the simultaneous development of plasmacytomas in the skin, breast, stomach, and pancreatic head, complicated by severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding and obstructive jaundice. Immunohistochemical staining of the marrow and breast mass was done using monoclonal antibodies against B-cell and T-cell antigens as well as kappa and lambda light chains. In situ hybridization was performed to detect ras oncogene overexpression in the breast mass. Immunohistochemical staining of the original marrow and breast mass was positive for IgA and lambda, confirming the identical clonal origin of the plasma cells. The disorder expressed elevated serum LDH, both at diagnosis and relapses. Features of dedifferenti...Continue Reading
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