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ArticleCureus2025

A Rare Type of Myeloma: A Case of Monoclonal IgD-Lambda.

Recep Kaya, Alperen Burak Kocabıyık, Erdal Kurtoğlu, Volkan Karakuş

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Recep KayaInternal Medicine, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, TUR.
Alperen Burak KocabıyıkInternal Medicine, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, TUR.
Erdal KurtoğluHematology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, TUR.
Volkan KarakuşHematology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, TUR.

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Abstract

An immunoglobulin D-multiple myeloma (IgD-MM) case represents a rare subtype of MM that is often observed in male patients under 65 years of age with an advanced stage at the time of diagnosis. It exhibits an aggressive course and is associated with a short survival period. In IgD-MM, an increase in lambda light chain proteins is expected. Given that IgD and IgE heavy chains are not routinely assessed in standard serum and serum immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) analyses in MM patients, such cases may be misclassified and monitored as light chain myeloma. Therefore, distinguishing IgD or IgE myeloma from light chain myeloma represents a critical differential diagnosis. This case highlights the necessity of including IgD and IgE in diagnostic evaluations to prevent misclassification as light chain myeloma.

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immunoglobulin d multiple myelomalight chain multiple myelomamyelomaserum immunofixationserum protein electrophoresis (spep)

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