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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
*Multiple myeloma may be classified into two subtypes based on extent of malignant cell spread outside the bone marrow. | *Multiple myeloma may be classified into two subtypes based on the extent of malignant cell spread outside the bone marrow. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Multiple myeloma is classified according to the site of involvement into: | Multiple myeloma is classified according to the site of involvement into: | ||
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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 two subtypes based on the extent of malignant cell spread outside the bone marrow.
Classification
Multiple myeloma is classified according to the site of involvement into: [1]
- Medullary multiple myeloma
- Extramedullary multiple myeloma
References
- ↑ 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.