Multiple Myeloma Outlook People's experiences with multiple myeloma will differ. Some will live for years with few symptoms. For others, their condition gets worse quickly. Certain tests can predict survival rates. The simplest and most common tests use the levels of two things in your blood: ...
The incidence of multiple myeloma (MM) in Europe is 4.5-6.0/ 100 000/year with a median age at diagnosis of between 63 and 70 years; the mortality is 4.1/100 000/year. Diagnosis should be based on the following tests: Detection and evaluation of the monoclonal (M-) component by serum...
myeloma cells may produce an abnormal immunoglobulin called a monoclonal protein, or M protein. (Monoclonal means that all proteins produced by this cell line have exactly the same structure and the same
To find out whether such problems are from multiple myeloma or some other condition, your doctor may ask about your personal and family medical history and do a physical exam. Your doctor also may order some of the following tests: Blood tests: The lab does several blood tests: Multiple my...
Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematologic malignancy. In Multiple myeloma a serum or urine monoclonal component is produced by bone marrow plasma cells. Great progresses have been made in the latest 10 years and survivals are nearly doubled. This improvement has been reached with novel...
The diagnostic workup in a patient with suspected multiple myeloma should include a complete blood count with differential; serum chemistries; creatinine, lactate dehydrogenase, and beta2-microglobulin tests; immunoglobulin studies; skeletal survey; and bone marrow evaluation. Initiation of chemotherapy and...
(2002), Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Myeloma. British Journal of Haematology, 118: 1194. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.37006.x Author Information Division of Hematopathology, Weill-Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA. E-mail: S1256Y@POL.NET Publication ...
Multiple myeloma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2013 Oct 1;24(suppl 6):vi133-7... Moreau,P.,S Miguel,... - 《Annals of Oncology》 被引量: 141发表: 2013年 Multiple myeloma: EHA-ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatme...
The EHA-ESMO guidelines consider the following tests obligatory for the diagnosis of multiple myeloma [142] : Blood count and smear Serum electrophoresis and immunofixation Serum FLC assay Serum immunoglobulin levels Kidney and liver function tests Serum calcium Serum LDH and beta-2 microglobu...
International myeloma working group consensus statement and guidelines regarding the current role of imaging techniques in the diagnosis and monitoring of ... Several imaging technologies are used for the diagnosis and management of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Conventional radiography, computed ...