Thank you Dr. Michael Ayoub for an excellent presentation on Multiple Myeloma
Teaching Points:
- Multiple myeloma is a proliferation of a plasma cell population
- Dx with bone marrow biopsy or plasmacytoma AND evidence of end-organ damage
- End organ damage: hyeprcalcemia, renal insufficiency, anemia, bone lesions (CRAB)
- Hypervisosity syndrome
- Occurs in 2-6% of multiple myeloma
- IgM more frequently involved than IgG or IgA
- Treatment is plasmapheresis
Power Point: Morning Report 9-26-16
Further Reading:
Recent advances in understanding multiple myeloma