Clin Endosc.  2024 Jan;57(1):131-133. 10.5946/ce.2022.291.

Circumferential gastric wall thickening as initial presentation of relapsed plasma cell leukemia

• Koba Y
• Kawata T
• Tamekane A
• Watanabe M

• KMID: 2551203
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2022.291

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Computed tomography image of the abdomen showing circumferential soft-tissue thickening of the gastric wall and a large amount of ascites.

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  Fig. 2. Endoscopic view showing thickening and stiffening of the entire stomach wall.

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  Fig. 3. Histologic findings of the endoscopic biopsy specimen. (A) Diffuse dense infiltration of atypical plasma cells (hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×100). Immunohistochemical staining was positive for CD38 (B), and shows an obvious predominance of kappa (C) compared to lambda (D) (immunohistochemical stain, ×100).

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