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Simultaneous occurrence of prostate cancer and IgE myeloma, a rare hematolymphoid malignancy

T. Igarashi, Y. Takane, H. Takahashi, S. Hamano, K. Ishige, T. Tobe and H. Ito

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Abstract

An unusual case of the simultaneous occurrence of prostate cancer and IgE myeloma is reported. A 74-year-old man with urinary disturbance and elevated serum prostate-specific antigen level, of 7.4 ng/ml, showed Bence-Jones protein in the urine. Immunoelectrophoresis of the serum showed elevation of IgE kappa monoclonal protein. Radical prostatectomy was performed as a curative therapy for T1c, Gleason 3-2 prostate cancer. The patient has remained free of progression of both the myeloma and the prostate cancer for 26 months after the initial diagnosis.

Key words Prostate cancer - IgE myeloma - Asymptomatic

Received: March 23, 2000 / Accepted: July 19, 2000

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