Dysproteinemia of the Myeloma Type Associated with a Thymoma
Authors: EARL T. ANDERSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Case Studies1 January 1967Dysproteinemia of the Myeloma Type Associated with a ThymomaEARL T. ANDERSON, M.D., MALCOLM V. VYE, M.D.EARL T. ANDERSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MALCOLM V. VYE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-1-141 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the past decade, dysproteinemia of the myeloma type has been reported in association with a variety of malignant tumors. Also, in recent years there has been an increasing number of disease entities reported in association with thymic neoplasms. It is somewhat surprising that, in spite of the close relationship between the plasma cell and the lymphocyte, the association of a myeloma-type dysproteinemia and a thymic neoplasm has not been previously reported. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, IllinoisFrom the Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Earl T. Anderson, M.D., Director of Medical Education, The Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, N. J. 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