대량의 복수로 발현한 면역글로불린 M , Kappa 형의 수외성 형질세포종 1 예

Primary extramedullary plasmacytomas (E.M.P) are uncommon plasma cell neoplasms that generally occur in the submucosal tissue of the upper airway. The following illustrates a case study of a 73 year-old man with peritoneal E.M.P and subsequent ascites is described, The finding of many plasma cells in ascites and electrophoresis and immunoelectrophoresis of as- cites led to diagnosis. Similar histologic findings such as multiple myeloma and immunoblastic lymphoma were ruled out by clinical study and immunochemical studies. This malignant ascites represents the first case described caused by E.M.P.