Abstract
Clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal (GI) involvement in multiple myeloma (MM) are uncommon. We report a case of plasmacytoma presenting as upper GI bleeding in a patient with a known diagnosis of MM. Gastrointestinal bleeding persists despite aggressive medical and endoscopic treatment. The aim of our report is to heighten the awareness of plasmacytoma as an etiology of GI bleeding in patients with MM. Abnormal hemostasis, specifically the imbalance in function of all major components of the coagulation cascade, increasing bleeding risk in patients with MM, is also discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 309-311 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical Lymphoma and Myeloma |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2008 |
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Keywords
- Doxorubicin
- Endoscopy
- Immunoglobulin
- Multiple myeloma
- Ulceration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology
- Hematology
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Gastrointestinal plasmacytoma presenting as gastrointestinal bleeding. / Suvannasankha, Attaya; Abonour, Rafat; Cummings, Oscar; Liangpunsakul, Suthat.
In: Clinical Lymphoma and Myeloma, Vol. 8, No. 5, 01.10.2008, p. 309-311.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Abonour, Rafat
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AU - Liangpunsakul, Suthat
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N2 - Clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal (GI) involvement in multiple myeloma (MM) are uncommon. We report a case of plasmacytoma presenting as upper GI bleeding in a patient with a known diagnosis of MM. Gastrointestinal bleeding persists despite aggressive medical and endoscopic treatment. The aim of our report is to heighten the awareness of plasmacytoma as an etiology of GI bleeding in patients with MM. Abnormal hemostasis, specifically the imbalance in function of all major components of the coagulation cascade, increasing bleeding risk in patients with MM, is also discussed.
AB - Clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal (GI) involvement in multiple myeloma (MM) are uncommon. We report a case of plasmacytoma presenting as upper GI bleeding in a patient with a known diagnosis of MM. Gastrointestinal bleeding persists despite aggressive medical and endoscopic treatment. The aim of our report is to heighten the awareness of plasmacytoma as an etiology of GI bleeding in patients with MM. Abnormal hemostasis, specifically the imbalance in function of all major components of the coagulation cascade, increasing bleeding risk in patients with MM, is also discussed.
KW - Doxorubicin
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Immunoglobulin
KW - Multiple myeloma
KW - Ulceration
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