Multiple Myeloma Emerging after Prolonged Gefitinib Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Sian Yik Lima Sachiko Andob Kaoru Nishiyamac Simi Padivala
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The coexistence of lung cancer and multiple myeloma (MM) is rare. A search of the English literature revealed only 5 case reports to date. We describe a case of MM that presented in a 78-year-old lung cancer patient after 20 months of treatment with gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. We also review previously reported cases of concurrent development of lung cancer and MM.
Case Rep Oncol 2011;4:198–203 DOI: 10.1159/000327689 Published online: April 6, 2011 © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel ISSN 1662–6575 www.karger.com/cro
