Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Patient with Plasmacytoma

Atsunori Hiasa; Kazunori Nakase; Kazuo Fukutome; Hideki Nomura; Setsuko Ueno; Toshiro Mizuno; Naoyuki Katayama; Toshiaki Takeuchi

doi:10.1155/2013/726437

Case Reports in Hematology (Jan 2013)

Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Patient with Plasmacytoma

Atsunori Hiasa,
Kazunori Nakase,
Kazuo Fukutome,
Hideki Nomura,
Setsuko Ueno,
Toshiro Mizuno,
Naoyuki Katayama,
Toshiaki Takeuchi

Affiliations

Atsunori Hiasa: Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Hospital, Tsu, Mie 514-0043, Japan
Kazunori Nakase: Cancer Center, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
Kazuo Fukutome: Cancer Center, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
Hideki Nomura: Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Hospital, Tsu, Mie 514-0043, Japan
Setsuko Ueno: Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Hospital, Tsu, Mie 514-0043, Japan
Toshiro Mizuno: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
Naoyuki Katayama: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
Toshiaki Takeuchi: Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Hospital, Tsu, Mie 514-0043, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/726437
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

Abstract

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An increased risk of second malignancy is well recognized in patients treated for plasma cell neoplasms. However, second solid tumor is very rare in such patients. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman with plasmacytoma who developed lung adenocarcinoma.

Published in Case Reports in Hematology

ISSN: 2090-6560 (Print); 2090-6579 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crihem/

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