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MYELOMA, PLASMA-CELL
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Multiple Myeloma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Mieloma Múltiple
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Mieloma Múltiplo
Synonyms
English
:
Myeloma, Plasma-Cell
Tree Number:
C04.557.595.500
C14.907.454.460
C15.378.147.780.650
C15.378.463.515.460
C20.683.515.845
C20.683.780.650
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
myeloma unspecified is probably
MULTIPLE MYELOMA
; solitary myeloma =
PLASMACYTOMA
See Related
English
:
Myeloma Proteins
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9293
Unique Identifier:
D009101
Occurrence in VHL
:
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