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Chest x ray revealed a right opacity homogenous well limited
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The chest x ray revealed the presence of a right pulmonary opacity (Figure 1) and chest computed tomography a large parietal mass of the 4th costal arch of 95 X 45 mm with lysed appearence of the manubrium and sternal body, and a pathological fracture of the 5th right rib. (Figure 2) A transmural ultrasound biopsy of the mass allowed the detection of a malignant undifferentiated tumour growth with a strong positivity of CD138 and anti Kappa antibodies.
Chest computed tomography revealed right mass with lysed costal lesion
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The chest x ray revealed the presence of a right pulmonary opacity (Figure 1) and chest computed tomography a large parietal mass of the 4th costal arch of 95 X 45 mm with lysed appearence of the manubrium and sternal body, and a pathological fracture of the 5th right rib. (Figure 2) A transmural ultrasound biopsy of the mass allowed the detection of a malignant undifferentiated tumour growth with a strong positivity of CD138 and anti Kappa antibodies.
Protein electrophoresis showed a Gamma-globulin peak
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Electrophoresis of blood and urine proteins showed respectively the presence of a monoclonal peak of gamma globulin 79.5 g/L (Figure 3) and Bence Jones protein free Kappa.