[A case of plasmacytoma (IgD lambda) of the breast associated with multiple myeloma]

Gan No Rinsho. 1988 Apr;34(4):473-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of secondary plasmacytoma (Ig. D. lambda) of the breast, associated with multiple myeloma, is reported, involving a 60-year-old woman in whom multiple tumors of the right breast appeared during the course of her treatment for multiple myeloma. These breast tumors were firm, non-tender, clear-margined, smooth-surfaced, and showed good mobility. An ultrasonogram revealed that the tumors had the shape of a clear-margined anechoic mass like a cyst. A histological diagnosis of a biopsied specimen determined plasmacytoma (Ig. D, lambda) and the patient was treated with chemotherapy which caused the tumors to greatly reduce.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Breast / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin D
  • Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / immunology
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology*
  • Plasmacytoma / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin D
  • Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains