Multiple myeloma is the most common form of plasma cell dyscrasia and virtually all cases of myeloma exhibit osteolytic lesions, which result in bone pain, pathological fractures, spinal cord compression, and hypercalcaemia. Malignant plasma cells disrupt the delicate balance between bone formation
New insights into role of microenvironment in multiple myeloma
โ Scribed by Guido J. Tricot
- Publisher
- Carden Jennings Publishing
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 604 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0925-5710
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