Diseases

Multiple Myeloma

A malignancy of mature PLASMA CELLS engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. It is characterized by hyperglobulinemia, excess Bence-Jones proteins (free monoclonal IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS) in the urine, skeletal destruction, bone pain, and fractures. Other features include ANEMIA; HYPERCALCEMIA; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

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A malignancy of mature PLASMA CELLS engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. It is characterized by hyperglobulinemia, excess Bence-Jones proteins (free monoclonal IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS) in the urine, skeletal destruction, bone pain, and fractures. Other features include ANEMIA; HYPERCALCEMIA; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.

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20 entry terms
  • Kahler Disease
  • Myeloma, Multiple
  • Myeloma, Plasma-Cell
  • Myeloma-Multiple
  • Myelomatosis
  • Plasma Cell Myeloma
  • Cell Myeloma, Plasma
  • Cell Myelomas, Plasma
  • Disease, Kahler
  • Multiple Myelomas
  • Myeloma Multiple
  • Myeloma, Plasma Cell
  • Myeloma-Multiples
  • Myelomas, Multiple
  • Myelomas, Plasma Cell
  • Myelomas, Plasma-Cell
  • Myelomatoses
  • Plasma Cell Myelomas
  • Plasma-Cell Myeloma
  • Plasma-Cell Myelomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

myeloma unspecified is probably MULTIPLE MYELOMA; solitary myeloma = PLASMACYTOMA

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WH 540

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Multiple Myeloma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009101. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009101
  2. Multiple Myeloma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_myeloma
  3. Multiple Myeloma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467635