Nonsecretory multiple myeloma with amyloidosis. A case report and review of the literature
β Scribed by Evariste Gafumbegete; Susann Richter; Ludwig Jonas; Horst Nizze; Josef Makovitzky
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 584 KB
- Volume
- 445
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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## Abstract We report a case of a 52βyearβold man with multiple myeloma and rapidly progressive heart failure who died unexpectedly from a probable arrhythmia. Postmortem examination revealed infiltrative amyloid cardiomyopathy, a rare cause of predominantly diastolic myocardial disease. Cardiac am
## MARY The clinical features of 13 patients with non-secretory myloma from a series of 172 consecutive multiple myelomas are presented. The non-secretors survived significantly longer that the secretors, median 46 months versus 21 months @<0.01). Non-secretory myeloma was associated with a higher