Korean J Hematol 2002; 37(2):
Published online June 30, 2002
© The Korean Society of Hematology
박현민, 김인호, 이문희, 한지영, 김철수
인하대학교 의과대학 병리과학교실,
인하대학교 의과대학 내과학교실
Thrombocytopenia is frequently seen in patients with multiple myeloma when most often the etiology is either chemotherapy induced marrow suppression or bone marrow replacement by myeloma cells. But immune thrombocytopenia has only rarely been documented in patients with multiple myeloma. Also ascites caused by peritoneal infiltration with myeloma cell rarely develops in patients with multiple myeloma. We report a patient with nonsecretory multiple myeloma associated with immune thrombocytopenia and
complicated by malignant ascites and periumbilical nodules.
Keywords Nonsecretory multiple myeloma; Immune thrombocytopenia; Malignant ascites;
Korean J Hematol 2002; 37(2): 153-157
Published online June 30, 2002
Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.
박현민, 김인호, 이문희, 한지영, 김철수
인하대학교 의과대학 병리과학교실,
인하대학교 의과대학 내과학교실
Hyun Min Park, In Ho Kim, Moon Hee Lee, Jee Young Han, Chul Soo Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Pathology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inchon, Korea
Thrombocytopenia is frequently seen in patients with multiple myeloma when most often the etiology is either chemotherapy induced marrow suppression or bone marrow replacement by myeloma cells. But immune thrombocytopenia has only rarely been documented in patients with multiple myeloma. Also ascites caused by peritoneal infiltration with myeloma cell rarely develops in patients with multiple myeloma. We report a patient with nonsecretory multiple myeloma associated with immune thrombocytopenia and
complicated by malignant ascites and periumbilical nodules.
Keywords: Nonsecretory multiple myeloma, Immune thrombocytopenia, Malignant ascites,