Massive arterial and venous thrombosis from smouldering multiple myeloma: further evidence for monoclonal gammopathy of thrombotic significance. 2024

Jolie Kun, and Jonathan Hunter
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

A man in his 40s presented to the emergency department after 2 weeks of abdominal pain and bloating. Radiological investigations revealed multiple unusual sites of thrombosis, including large thrombi in his portal and mesenteric veins, and a left ventricular thrombus with resultant embolic infarcts to his spleen, kidneys, coronary arteries and brain. Standard causes of underlying thrombophilia were excluded. A serum protein electrophoresis and serum-free light chains, with subsequent bone marrow biopsy, lead to the diagnosis of smouldering multiple myeloma (sMM), albeit an unusual presentation with severe clinical sequelae. Although sMM is known to be associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, it is not recognised to cause thrombosis in both venous and arterial vascular beds simultaneously. Physicians encountering patients with multiple thrombi in unusual vascular beds without clear aetiology should consider an underlying monoclonal gammopathy in their list of differentials.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009101 Multiple Myeloma A malignancy of mature PLASMA CELLS engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. It is characterized by hyperglobulinemia, excess Bence-Jones proteins (free monoclonal IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS) in the urine, skeletal destruction, bone pain, and fractures. Other features include ANEMIA; HYPERCALCEMIA; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. Myeloma, Plasma-Cell,Kahler Disease,Myeloma, Multiple,Myeloma-Multiple,Myelomatosis,Plasma Cell Myeloma,Cell Myeloma, Plasma,Cell Myelomas, Plasma,Disease, Kahler,Multiple Myelomas,Myeloma Multiple,Myeloma, Plasma Cell,Myeloma-Multiples,Myelomas, Multiple,Myelomas, Plasma Cell,Myelomas, Plasma-Cell,Myelomatoses,Plasma Cell Myelomas,Plasma-Cell Myeloma,Plasma-Cell Myelomas
D010265 Paraproteinemias A group of related diseases characterized by an unbalanced or disproportionate proliferation of immunoglobulin-producing cells, usually from a single clone. These cells frequently secrete a structurally homogeneous immunoglobulin (M-component) and/or an abnormal immunoglobulin. Gammapathy, Monoclonal,Gammopathy, Monoclonal,Monoclonal Gammopathies,Paraimmunoglobulinemia,Paraimmunoglobulinemias,Paraproteinemia,Plasma Cell Dyscrasias,Monoclonal Gammapathies,Monoclonal Gammopathy,Cell Dyscrasia, Plasma,Dyscrasia, Plasma Cell,Monoclonal Gammapathy,Plasma Cell Dyscrasia
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013927 Thrombosis Formation and development of a thrombus or blood clot in BLOOD VESSELS. Atherothrombosis,Thrombus,Blood Clot,Blood Clots,Thromboses
D020246 Venous Thrombosis The formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) within a vein. Deep Vein Thrombosis,Phlebothrombosis,Thrombosis, Deep Vein,Thrombosis, Venous,Deep Venous Thrombosis,Deep-Vein Thrombosis,Deep-Venous Thrombosis,Deep Vein Thromboses,Deep Venous Thromboses,Deep-Vein Thromboses,Deep-Venous Thromboses,Phlebothromboses,Thromboses, Deep Vein,Thromboses, Deep Venous,Thromboses, Deep-Vein,Thromboses, Deep-Venous,Thromboses, Venous,Thrombosis, Deep Venous,Thrombosis, Deep-Vein,Thrombosis, Deep-Venous,Vein Thromboses, Deep,Vein Thrombosis, Deep,Venous Thromboses,Venous Thromboses, Deep,Venous Thrombosis, Deep

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