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Plasmablastic Myeloma Presenting with Nodular Liver Lesions: Rare but Important to Recognize
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Department of Internal Medicine, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Almelo, The Netherlands
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Laboratorium Pathologie Oost Nederland, Enschede, The Netherlands
Publication date: 2014-01-08
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Dennis Boumans
Department of Internal Medicine Ziekenhuisgroep Twente PO Box 7600 7600 SZ City of Almelo The Netherlands
Eur J Gen Med 2014;11(Supplement 1):48-50
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Nodular liver lesions commonly represent solid tumour metastases. However, haematological neoplasms should also be considered as primary cause. Extramedullary infiltration of multiple myeloma with hepatic invasion at diagnosis is uncommon. We describe an unusual case of a woman presenting with multiple liver lesions initially suggesting disseminated solid tumour disease. She appeared to have widespread plasmablastic myeloma, an aggressive subtype of multiple myeloma, instead.