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Bookmark or Share- Multiple Myeloma: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment - WebMDMultiple myeloma is the second most common type of blood cancer after leukemia. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, risk factors, and treatment of multiple myeloma.
- Multiple Myeloma | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMultiple myeloma (MUL-tih-pul MY-eh-LOH-muh) is a rare cancer. There only are about 35,000 cases in the United States each year. Multiple myeloma is a disease that cannot be cured. But it can be managed for many years with the right care. Every year, MSK treat hundreds of people diagnosed with multiple myeloma or a related plasma cell disease.
- Multiple myeloma - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicTests and procedures to diagnose multiple myeloma include: Blood tests. The M proteins made by myeloma cells can show up in a sample of blood. Blood tests also might find another protein myeloma cells make, called beta-2-microglobulin. Other blood tests give your health care team clues about your diagnosis.
- Myeloma Bone Disease | Treatment of Bone LesionsMyeloma bone disease can cause the bones to become thinner and weaker (osteoporosis), and it can make holes appear in the bone (lytic lesions). The weakened bone is more likely to break under minor pressure or injury (pathologic fracture). The bones most commonly affected are the spine, pelvis, ribs, skull, and the long bones of the arms and legs.
- What Is Multiple Myeloma? | Plasma Cell CancerMultiple myeloma is considered a cancer of plasma cells, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of lymphocytes. WM cells have features of both plasma cells and lymphocytes. WM cells make large amounts of a certain type of antibody (immunoglobulin M, or IgM), which is known as a macroglobulin.
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