Malign Pleural Effusion In A Patient With Multiple Myeloma

Abstract

Malign plevral effüzyon, multiple myelomda progresyonla karekterize ve geç gelişenbir komplikasyondur. Tanıdan sonra ortalama yaşam süresi 4 aydır ve sistemikkemoterapilere oldukça dirençlidir. Biz bu makalede 49 yaşında tanıdan 4 ay sonramalign plevral effüzyon gelişen ve solunum yetmezliği nedeniyle kaybedilen birhastayı sunuyoruz.Malign pleural effusion is a late and rare complication of multiple myeloma revealingthe progression. The mean survival time is four months after the diagnosis with a poorresponse to systemic chemotherapy.In this paper we mentioned about a 49 year old multiple myeloma patient in her fourthmonth of the diagnosis with a formation of malign pleural effusion just after inductionchemotherapy and died because of respiratory failure.