Multiple myeloma: what a non-haematologist should know

Multiple myeloma: what a non-haematologist should know

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a type of haematological bone marrow malignancy. Cancer Research UK reports that MM is the 18th most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 2% of all new cancer cases, yet, non-haematologists often lack familiarity with the pathology and initial investigations. This paper a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical medicine (London, England) England), 2022-05, Vol.22 (3), p.230-233
Hauptverfasser: Nandra, Taran K, Devi, Amarpreet, Jones, John R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anemia
Antigens
Bisphosphonates
Bone marrow
Cancer therapies
Chromosomes
CME: Haematology
Creatinine
Fecal incontinence
Fractures
haematology
Hematology
Humans
Hydration
Hypercalcemia
Immunoglobulins
Leukemia
Light
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical prognosis
Medical research
Multiple myeloma
Multiple Myeloma - diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma - therapy
myeloma
non-specialist
Paresis
Patients
Plasma
Proteins
Spinal cord
Tomography
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Zusammenfassung:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a type of haematological bone marrow malignancy. Cancer Research UK reports that MM is the 18th most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 2% of all new cancer cases, yet, non-haematologists often lack familiarity with the pathology and initial investigations. This paper aims to demonstrate the diagnostic features, relevant investigations and basic management plan for the non-specialist.
ISSN:1470-2118
1473-4893
DOI:10.7861/clinmed.2022-0144