Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen and Thymus

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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