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*Multiple myeloma may be classified according to clinical presentation into two subtgroups:<ref>Multiple myeloma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_myeloma#Diagnostic_criteria Accessed on September, 20th 2015</ref> | *Multiple myeloma may be classified according to clinical presentation into two subtgroups:<ref>Multiple myeloma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_myeloma#Diagnostic_criteria Accessed on September, 20th 2015</ref><ref> Treatment guide active multiple myeloma. National comprehensive cancer network(2015) http://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/myeloma/#44/z Accessed on September, 20th 2015</ref><ref> Treatment guide smoldering multiple myeloma. National comprehensive cancer network(2015) http://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/myeloma/#44/z Accessed on September, 20th 2015</ref> | ||
:#Active symptomatic multiple myeloma | :#Active symptomatic multiple myeloma | ||
:#Smoldering asymptomatic multiple myeloma | :#Smoldering asymptomatic multiple myeloma |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
- Multiple myeloma may be classified into several subtypes based on the extent of organ involvement and the disease clinical presentation.[1][2]
Classification
- Multiple myeloma is classified according to the extent of organ involvement into two subgroups:[1]
- Medullary multiple myeloma
- Extramedullary multiple myeloma
- Active symptomatic multiple myeloma
- Smoldering asymptomatic multiple myeloma
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexiou C, Kau RJ, Dietzfelbinger H, Kremer M, Spiess JC, Schratzenstaller B; et al. (1999). "Extramedullary plasmacytoma: tumor occurrence and therapeutic concepts". Cancer. 85 (11): 2305–14. PMID 10357398.
- ↑ Multiple myeloma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_myeloma#Diagnostic_criteria Accessed on September, 20th 2015
- ↑ Multiple myeloma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_myeloma#Diagnostic_criteria Accessed on September, 20th 2015
- ↑ Treatment guide active multiple myeloma. National comprehensive cancer network(2015) http://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/myeloma/#44/z Accessed on September, 20th 2015
- ↑ Treatment guide smoldering multiple myeloma. National comprehensive cancer network(2015) http://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/myeloma/#44/z Accessed on September, 20th 2015