Vena cava superior syndrome due to sternal plasmacytoma in the course of systemic myeloma
Articles > Article · 2002
Authors: Güray SAYDAM, Fahri ŞAHİN, Devrim BOZKURT, SB Omay, F Buyukkececi
HAEMATOLOGIA, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2002, vol 32, pp 529-533
Summary
Here we present a patient with multiple myeloma course. The first clinical manifestation was superior vena cava syndrome due to a huge sternal plasmocytoma. The patient was treated with a combination of high dose radiotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. We suggest careful evaluation of these patients with respect to aggressive therapy.