Multiple myeloma: 2011 update on diagnos
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S. Vincent Rajkumar
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Disease overview: Multiple myeloma is malignant plasma‐cell disorder that accounts for ∼∼10% of all hematologic malignancies. ## Diagnosis: The diagnosis requires (1) 10% or more clonal plasma cells on bone marrow examination or a biopsy‐proven plasmacytoma plus (2) evidence of en