Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma can result in several complications:
Impaired immunity. Myeloma cells inhibit the production of antibodies needed for normal immunity.
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Multiple Myeloma/Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms
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What You Need To Know About™ Multiple Myeloma
Information about detection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of multiple myeloma. NIH Publication No. 05-1575 ...
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Multiple myeloma is cancer of the bone marrow caused by the uncontrolled growth of plasma cells, a form of white blood cells. Normally, plasma cells make antibodies called immunoglobulins to fight infections.
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Multiple myeloma
Dr Rob Hicks
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the bone marrow. It occurs when plasma cells, the white blood cells that normally produce antibodies against infection, undergo cancerous changes and start to grow uncontrollably.
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Multiple myeloma is characterized by the excessive growth and malfunction of plasma cells in the bone marrow. The growth of these extra plasma cells interferes with the production of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
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Multiple myeloma
Chronic inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, SLE)
Hyperimmunization
Acute infection
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
Chronic liver disease ...
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A high sed rate may also indicate some types of cancer (especially lymphoma or multiple myeloma), an autoimmune disease (such as systemic lupus erythematosus), ...
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LymphoRad (iodine131-labeled B-lymphocyte stimulator) LymphoRad131 is a radioiodinated form of BLyS (B-lymphocyte stimulator) with the potential to treat a broad range of B-cell tumors including multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ...
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Multiple Myeloma - Learn more about multiple myeloma, a form of cancer that develops in plasma cells, the white blood cells that make antibodies. Symptoms include bone pain, weakness, extreme thirst, nausea, frequent urination, and broken bones.
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Some people with primary amyloidosis have a condition called multiple myeloma. The antibody fragments come together to form amyloid deposits in different organs, including the kidneys, where they cause serious damage.
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Giant cell arteritis
Multiple myeloma
Macroglobulinemia - primary
Hyperfibrinogenemia (elevated fibrinogen levels in the blood)
Necrotizing vasculitis
Polymyalgia rheumatica ...
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Chronic bacterial infection
Infectious hepatitis
Infectious mononucleosis
Lymphocytic leukemia
Multiple myeloma
Viral infection (such as infectious mononucleosis, mumps, measles)
Recovery from a bacterial infection ...
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Elevations may be seen in hyperparathyroidism, multiple myeloma, excessive vitamin D intake, as a drug side effect (thiazide diuretics) and in association with some cancers (particularly those spread to bone).
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multiple myeloma, which is also known as a cancer of the bone marrow
obstructive uropathy, a condition in which the flow of urine is blocked
polycystic kidneys, a condition in which the kidneys become enlarged and grow cysts ...
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Myelofibrosis can be associated with many other conditions including breast cancer, prostate cancer, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, multiple myeloma, ...
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The course of each patient's illness is unique but death, usually a result of heart disease or kidney failure, generally occurs within a few years. Amyloidosis associated by multiple myeloma usually has a poor prognosis.
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A plasma cell is a fully differentiated lymphocyte in the B-cell (not the T-cell) lineage. As with most cell types, plasma cells can mutate to give rise to cancer. Plasma cell malignancies include multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, ...
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It has affected several royal families. Multiple myeloma is a bone marrow cancer which causes an excess of proteins in the plasma. Sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia are inherited disorders which make blood cells fragile.
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