PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Samuel L. Abbate AU - Michael R. Jaff AU - Andrew J. Fishleder AU - David P. Meeker TI - Lambda light chain myeloma with pleural involvement DP - 1991 May 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 235--239 VI - 58 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/58/3/235.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/58/3/235.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med1991 May 01; 58 AB - A case is reported of lambda light chain multiple myeloma complicated by a myelomatous pleural effusion. Pleural effusions are uncommon in multiple myeloma, and most are secondary to nonmalignant causes. The clinical characteristics, natural history and pathophysiology of myelomatous pleural effusions are reviewed.