A case of multiple myeloma with multilobulated and convoluted plasma cell nuclei

Nouv Rev Fr Hematol (1978). 1992;34(5):385-7.

Abstract

We report a case of multiple myeloma with unusual cytological features. Cytological diagnosis was rendered difficult due to plasma cells with multilobulated and convoluted nuclei and this variant of myeloma seems to indicate poor prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cell Nucleus / ultrastructure*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Plasma Cell / pathology*
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology*