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Editor-in-chief
Maria Stella Graziani

Deputy Director
Martina Zaninotto

Associate Editors
Ferruccio Ceriotti
Davide Giavarina
Bruna Lo Sasso
Giampaolo Merlini
Martina Montagnana
Andrea Mosca
Paola Pezzati
Rossella Tomaiuolo
Matteo Vidali

EIC Assistant
Francesco Busardò

International Advisory Board Khosrow Adeli Canada
Sergio Bernardini Italy
Marcello Ciaccio Italy
Eleftherios Diamandis Canada
Philippe Gillery France
Kjell Grankvist Sweden
Hans Jacobs The Netherlands
Eric Kilpatrick UK
Magdalena Krintus Poland
Giuseppe Lippi Italy
Mario Plebani Italy
Sverre Sandberg Norway
Ana-Maria Simundic Croatia
Tommaso Trenti Italy
Cas Weykamp The Netherlands
Maria Willrich USA
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Biomedia srl
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Responsible Editor
Giuseppe Agosta

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Chiara Riva
Biomedia srl
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email: biochimica.clinica@sibioc.it

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ISSN print: 0393 – 0564
ISSN digital: 0392- 7091



BC: Articoli scritti da M. Mascolo

Mieloma multiplo: da plasmocitoma a coinvolgimento multiorgano
Multiple myeloma: from plasmacytoma to multi-organic involvement
<p>Solitary plasmacytoma is a rare form of plasma cell dyscrasia characterized by localized proliferation of neoplastic monoclonal plasmacells. The lesion can originate in bone or in soft tissue, with no or minimal evidence of bone marrow plasmacytosis (&lt;10%) and absence of end-organ damage signs such as hypercalcaemia, renal insufficiency, anaemia, or bone lesions (CRAB). We present a case of solitary bone plasmacytoma (SPB) that rapidly evolved to multiple myeloma (MM). A partial response was obtained within few months of chemotherapy but then the disease rapidly progressed with involvement of liver, kidneys and lungs. Salvage therapy (bendamustine-bortezomib-dexamethasone, 1 cycle) had no effect and the patient died shortly after. Biochemical work up plays a central role in the follow up of MM patients, as recommended by international guidelines. In some cases the disease is so aggressive that early diagnosis and treatment fail to improve the outcome.</p>
Biochimica Clinica ; 44(2) E16-E19
Casi Clinici - Case Report