Multiple myeloma presenting as CEA-producing rectal cancer

Giampaolo Talamo; Amitkumar Barochia; Maurizio Zangari; Thomas P. Loughran

doi:10.4081/rt.2010.e4

Multiple myeloma presenting as CEA-producing rectal cancer

Giampaolo Talamo, Amitkumar Barochia, Maurizio Zangari, Thomas P. Loughran

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We report the case of a 57-year-old patient with multiple myeloma, characterized by extramedullary involvement of the rectum at presentation. Malignant plasma cells were found to produce carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a tumor antigen more commonly associated with rectal adenocarcinomas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	10-11
Number of pages	2
Journal	Rare Tumors
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2010.e4
State	Published - 2010

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Oncology

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Multiple myeloma presenting as CEA-producing rectal cancer

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