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. 1973 Sep;26(9):649–659. doi: 10.1136/jcp.26.9.649

Multiple myeloma: Development of plasma cell sarcoma during apparently successful chemotherapy

J M Holt 1,2, A H T Robb-Smith 1,2
PMCID: PMC477846  PMID: 4584727

Abstract

Three patients with multiple myeloma who developed a plasma cell sarcoma during apparently successful chemothapy are described. It is postulated that the chemotherapy induced the sarcomatous change.

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