COEXISTENT MULTIPLE-MYELOMA AND MYELOFIBROSIS

Although the association of bone marrow fibrosis with plasma cell dysc rasias has already been described in several reports, the close relati onship between these entities still remains unclear. In this report we describe a patient with clinical and pathologic findings which initia lly suggested a diagnosis of myelofibrosis, subsequently shown to be c oexistent with multiple myeloma. Possible explanations for this associ ation are discussed.