All articles from: May, 2009

Diagnostic Criteria and Staging System for Myeloma

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Dody Novrial and has no comments yet.

Diagnostic Criteria (Scientific advisors of the International Myeloma Foundation)

> 10% monoclonal plasma cells in the marrow or biopsy proven plasmacytoma
Monoclonal protein in the serum and/or urine
Myeloma related dysfunction of at least one organ system

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Multiple Myeloma

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Dody Novrial and has no comments yet.

Multiple myeloma is a hematologic malignancy characterized by the clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow, and usually the presence of a monoclonal immunoglobulin in the blood and/or urine. It is the second most commonly diagnosed hematologic malignancy with an annual incidence of 15.000 respectively in the United States.
Plasma cell disorders encompass a [...]

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