Vol. 25, No. 4, 2003 (December)
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LONG TERM SURVIVAL OF A YOUNG MAN WITH l-IgD PLASMACYTOMA

G. Cotticelli^*, P. Di Micco, M. Mastroianni, A. Ciavattone, D. Bartiromo, R. Torella

IV^th Division of General Medicine and Hepatology, Chair of Internal Medicine School, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Abstract. The clinical and hematological signs of plasmacytoma in a 45 year old man are presented. Immunohistochemical study of the bone marrow punctate and immunoelectrophoresis of serum proteins have revealed that tumor cells produce monoclonal l-IgD. Long survival (i.e. 6 years) of the patient and good prognosis are thought to be related to an early diagnosis and effective therapy of the disease.

Key Words: plasmacytoma, l-IgD.

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