Background: It is a rare coincidence that acute myeloid leukemia and multiple myeloma are diagnosed simultaneously in patients without a history of malignant diseases and special treatment. The pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of these patients are still unclear, and currently they are mainly evaluated based on the specific situation of MICM classification.
Case report: An 81 year old male with a 2-year history of hypertension was admitted to the hospital for treatment due to recurrent chest tightness and pain for 3 years, which worsened for 1 day. During physical examination, there is obvious chest tightness when lying flat, with general limited mobility, anemic appearance, visible bleeding points on the skin and mucosa, no fever, no liver, spleen, or lymph node enlargement. Bone marrow morphology examination showed active bone marrow hyperplasia, with 28% of primitive cells and weakly positive peroxidase staining; The proportion of plasma cells significantly increased, accounting for 15%; The mature red blood cells are arranged in a prominent shape. At the same time, flow cytometry and bone marrow biopsy revealed two different abnormal cell populations, with 42% being primitive myeloid cells and 10% being abnormally proliferating plasma cells. Serum M protein was detected by serum electrophoresis and immunofixation electrophoresis, and specific reaction precipitation bands were observed with anti IgG and anti LAM. The diagnosis was acute myeloid leukemia with multiple myeloma, and there was no history of malignant disease or special treatment.
Treatment and outcome: The patient initially received BCL inhibitor Venetoclax and demethylated drug Azarcytidine for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Subsequently, due to severe cardiac insufficiency caused by coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, the patient could not tolerate the follow-up treatment, and was automatically discharged to the local hospital for life support treatment.
Discussion: In the clinical process of diagnosing and treating hematological diseases, it is rare for these two different types of clonal malignant hematological diseases to occur simultaneously. Patient based prospective studies and case series are needed to guide diagnosis and treatment strategies.