Erschienen in:
01.12.2007
Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Gastric Polyposis
verfasst von:
Chieh-Hua Lu, An-Tie Hsieh, Yi-Jen Peng, Juh-Cheng Yan
Erschienen in:
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Ausgabe 12/2007
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Excerpt
Multiple myeloma is a neoplastic proliferation of monoclonal plasma cells that can result in osteolytic bone lesions, hypercalcemia, renal impairment, bone marrow failure, and the production of monoclonal gammopathy
[1]. Extraskeletal involvement in multiple myeloma is unusual. Liver, spleen, and lymph nodes are chiefly involved in extraosseous spread. Spread to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is very rare
[2]. We present a case of multiple myeloma with gastric involvement presenting as gastric polyposis. …