An unusual case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma and cardiac amyloidosis
Light chain amyloidosis has very rarely been reported in association with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). We reported on a 76-years-old female who presented with simultaneous kappa-restricted chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and a lambda-restricted multiple myeloma with plasma cells causing AL...
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center,
2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Light chain amyloidosis has very rarely been reported in association with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). We reported on a 76-years-old female who presented with simultaneous kappa-restricted chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and a lambda-restricted multiple myeloma with plasma cells causing AL amyloidosis involving the heart. While monoclonal immunoglobulins occasionallyproduced by CLL have previously been implicated in AL amyloidosis, there only a few cases reported of AL amyloidosis resulting from a distinct plasma cell dyscrasia that is not clonally related to the concurrent CLL. |
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| Item Description: | 2000-9666 10.1080/20009666.2017.1370940 |