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A case of CD138-/CD19+/CD4+ IgD plasma cell leukemia.
Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry - 1 Jan 2015
Sorigue Marc, Juncà Jordi, Gassiot Susanna, Millá Fuensanta, Mate José-Luis, Navarro Josep Tomàs
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is an uncommon and aggressive disease caused by the clonal proliferation of atypical plasma cells with phenotypical abnormalities similar to those seen in multiple myeloma (MM), although at different rates. Here, we report a case of IgD PCL with a very unusual CD138-/CD19+/CD4+ phenotype. METHODS: Peripheral blood and bone marrow samples from a 37-year-old patient afflicted...
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