Malignant myelomatous pleural effusion with good response to combination chemotherapy.

Attili, V S S; Singh, V P; Sundar, S; Mehta, H; Negi, M L; Gogia, A; Raju, S H K; Rai, M

Attili, V S S; Singh, V P; Sundar, S; Mehta, H; Negi, M L; Gogia, A; Raju, S H K; Rai, M.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-89930

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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 use

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Vincristine / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Dexamethasone / Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Doxorubicin / Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Middle Aged Language: English Year: 2007 Type: Article

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