Multiple myeloma classification
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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 extent of organ involvement into two subgroups:[1]
- Medullary multiple myeloma
- Extramedullary multiple myeloma
- Multiple myeloma may be classified according to clinical presentaion into two subtgroups:[2]
- Symptomatic multiple myeloma
- Asymptomatic 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.
- ↑ Multiple myeloma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_myeloma#Diagnostic_criteria Accessed on September, 20th 2015