Diffuse omental cake as an initial presentation of plasma cell leukemia

oleh: Po-Shen Ko, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Chiung-Ru Lai, Ching-Fen Yang, Liang-Tsai Hsiao

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-03-01

Deskripsi

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.