Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8787433 | Journal of Cancer Research and Practice | 2017 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
Omental cake is a term to describe peritoneal thickening caused by different processes. Metastatic malignancy is the most common cause. Plasma cell leukemia is a rare hematological malignancy involving plasma cells and differ from multiple myeloma in its aggressiveness, initial presentation, and dismal prognosis. Herein, we reported a case of primary plasma cell leukemia initially presented with diffuse omental cake and ascites and subsequent systemic capillary leak syndrome.
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Authors
Po-Shen Ko, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Chiung-Ru Lai, Ching-Fen Yang, Liang-Tsai Hsiao,