Primary plasma cell leukemia- A case report.
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2016
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Plasma cell leukemia is a rare variant of multiple myeloma and this term is applied when the
absolute plasma cell count is greater than 2x10⁹ /L or the relative plasma cell number is greater than
20% of the peripheral white blood cells. PCL may be primary or secondary. A 55 year old male
presented to our outpatient department with complaints of lower back pain for four months, low
grade fever off and on for two months, generalised weakness and loss of appetite for 20 days
without prior history of multiple myeloma. His peripheral blood smear showed 26% plasmacytoid
cells and bone marrow revealed predominantly plasma cell population (80%) with binucleate and
trinucleate forms. Chemotherapy was started but unfortunately patient had expired. This case is
presented due to its rare occurrence, presence of organomegaly and poor outcome.
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Plasma cell leukemia
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Omhare Anita, Gautam Rajesh, Singh Sanjeev Kumar, Rastogi Pratisha. Primary plasma cell leukemia- A case report. National Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences. 2016; 5(2): 148-151.