The multiple myeloma and the pregnancy: First case report in Cuba

摘要

Appearance of a multiple myeloma (MM) in woman during the reproductive age is extremately uncommon. A dozen of cases have been reported where 5 appeared during pregnancy. This the case of a female patient aged 31 with 18 weeks of pregnancy, referred due to asthenia and hyperemesis. She was admitted due to anemia and bone pains. Complementary examinations showed the bone marrow infiltration by plasmatic cells, the presence of a monoclonal band in serum, as well as extended osteolytic lesions in lumbar spine. According to immunohistochemistry study of plasmatic cells a MM IgA l diagnosis. A micro-cesarean section was performed with surgical sterilization and treatment with association of Vincristine, Adryamycin and Dexamethasone. When disease remission was achieved we applied supportive treatment with a-Interferon. This is the sixth case reported in literature starting during pregnancy and the first one described in Cuba.