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Plasma cell leukemia 3 months after autologous blood cell transplantation for multiple myeloma
K Koskela1, T T Pelliniemi, T Lakkala
1Department of Medicine, Turku University Central Hospital, MediCity Research Center, Finland.
Abstract:
We describe a patient with multiple myeloma who was treated with intensive therapy and autologous blood cell transplantation as her first-line treatment. The disease relapsed 3 months after the transplant as plasma cell leukemia and the patient succumbed in 4 weeks. We suggest that an aggressive plasma cell clone may be selected during the course of intensive treatment. Complex karyotypic findings are also presented.
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