| Autor: |
Alessandro Gozzetti, Veronica candi, giulia papini, adele frasconi, rosaria crupi, marzia defina, monica bocchia |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Vol 1 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2035-3006 |
| Popis: |
A 70 year-old woman was diagnosed with simultaneous multiple myeloma (MM) IgG/k and a myelodysplastic syndrome-refractory anemia (MDS-RA) because of severe anemia. A molecular cytogenetic study of the bone marrow showed trisomy 21 but did not show deletion of chromosome 5q.The patient was treated with lenalidomide for more than 3 years, achieving transfusion independence. While MDS is is seen in about 15% of treated patients with MM, this is a second case described of simultaneous MM and MDS in an untreated patient |
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