Acute plasmablastic leukemia in multiple myeloma

Five cases of acute plasmablastic leukemia (APL) in patients with a history of multiple myeloma (MM) are described. MM lasted from 3 months to 7 years. During APL, blast metaplasia in the bone marrow was detected in all the cases while in 3 patients it was found in the blood. The treatment ended in...

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Published in:	Terapevtic̆eskii arhiv Vol. 58; no. 9; p. 36
Main Authors:	Solov'eva, E A, Kruglova, G V, Frenkel', M A, Drugush, E K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 1986
Subjects:	Acute Disease Bone Marrow - pathology Humans Leukemia, Plasma Cell - diagnosis Leukemia, Plasma Cell - etiology Leukemia, Plasma Cell - pathology Multiple Myeloma - complications Multiple Myeloma - diagnosis Multiple Myeloma - pathology Time Factors
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Summary:	Five cases of acute plasmablastic leukemia (APL) in patients with a history of multiple myeloma (MM) are described. MM lasted from 3 months to 7 years. During APL, blast metaplasia in the bone marrow was detected in all the cases while in 3 patients it was found in the blood. The treatment ended in failure in 4 patients. The duration of APL in those patients did not exceed 6 months. In one of the patients, the duration of APL, in the presence of a partial remission, exceeded 19 months. The patient remains under observation.
ISSN:	0040-3660