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Myelomatous Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Rare Case Report

Shirin Jamshidi

Shirin Jamshidi

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad, Iran
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Farzaneh Akbari

Farzaneh Akbari

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad, Iran
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Akbari, Farzaneh
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Parisa Vedad

Parisa Vedad

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad, Iran
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Fariba Rezaeetalab

Fariba Rezaeetalab

Lung Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad, Iran
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Seyedeh Zahra Banihashemian

Seyedeh Zahra Banihashemian

Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University Of Medical SciencesSemnan, Iran
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May 02, 2024
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Article Category: Case Report
Published Online: May 02, 2024
Page range: 154 - 158
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2023-0040
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Figure 1.

Chest X-ray, right massive pleural effusion.
Chest X-ray, right massive pleural effusion.

Figure 2.

CT of the thorax showed unilateral sided pleural effusions in the right side.
CT of the thorax showed unilateral sided pleural effusions in the right side.

Figure 3.

Pleural fluid smear shows plasmacytoid cells with abundant cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei.there are some inflammatory cells in the background.
Pleural fluid smear shows plasmacytoid cells with abundant cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei.there are some inflammatory cells in the background.

Figure 4.

Cell block sections reveal numerous plasmacytoid cells with abundant cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei.
Cell block sections reveal numerous plasmacytoid cells with abundant cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei.

Figure 5.

Calretinin is negative in most plasmacytoid cells.
Calretinin is negative in most plasmacytoid cells.

Figure 6.

Immunohistochemical staining is negative for lambda light chain in most plasma cells.
Immunohistochemical staining is negative for lambda light chain in most plasma cells.

Figure 7.

Immunohistochemical staining shows diffuse cytoplasmic kappa light chain positivity in plasma cells.
Immunohistochemical staining shows diffuse cytoplasmic kappa light chain positivity in plasma cells.
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