A case of salivary-type amylase-producing multiple myeloma presenting as mediastinal plasmacytoma and myelomatous pleural effusion

Ann Lab Med. 2014 Nov;34(6):463-5. doi: 10.3343/alm.2014.34.6.463. Epub 2014 Oct 28.

Authors

Soon Jung Ok¹, In-Suk Kim², Eun Yup Lee¹, Jeong-Eun Kang³, Sun-Min Lee², Moo-Kon Song⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jinhae Yonsei Hospital, Changwon, Korea.
⁴ Department of Hematology-Oncology, Busan Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Amylases / blood
Amylases / metabolism*
Amylases / urine
Bone Marrow / pathology
Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
Gene Rearrangement
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Isoenzymes / blood
Isoenzymes / metabolism
Isoenzymes / urine
Male
Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis*
Multiple Myeloma / metabolism
Multiple Myeloma / pathology
Plasmacytoma / pathology
Pleural Effusion, Malignant / pathology

Substances

Isoenzymes
Amylases