1.
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis [The]. 2014; 63 (1): 267-271
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-154323
ABSTRACT
Multiple myeloma [MM] is a clonal proliferation of plasma cells with multiple osteolytic lesions. Multiple myeloma in the thorax is relatively uncommon. Hereby, we present 2 cases of multiple myeloma involving the thorax [1] in a 55 years old nonsmoker, female [2] and in a 45-years-old, smoker, male
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Plasmacytoma/blood , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Follow-Up Studies
2.
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis [The]. 2013; 62 (4): 817-824
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-187212
ABSTRACT
In thoracic imaging, mass means any pulmonary, pleural, or mediastinal lesion more than 3 cm in diameter [without regard to contour, border, or density characteristics]. Nodule means rounded opacity, well or poorly defined, measuring up to 3 cm in diameter. We report 4 rare cases - presented as mass or nodular lesion in chest imaging