ABSTRACT
Malignant pleural effusion in myeloma is a rare terminal event with 91 cases reported so far. Majority of the patients survive less than 4 months. We are presenting a short series of four such cases, who had a good clinical response to combination chemotherapy.
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Aged , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage , Dexamethasone/therapeutic use , Doxorubicin/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Myeloma/drug therapy , Pleural Effusion, Malignant/drug therapy , Vincristine/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Metastasis from colorectal carcinoma occurs by either lymphatic or hematogenous spread. The most common sites of colorectal metastasis are the liver and lung. Involvement of the skin, muscles and bones are quite rare. The prognosis in such patients is usually poor. Herewith, we are reporting a case of colonic carcinoma who had cutaneous metastasis, muscular involvement and diffuse skeletal metastasis. At the end, she had brain metastasis, but liver and lung involvement was not observed till the end.