Plasma cell myeloma

Therapeutic area
Immunology
Rare disease
Yes

Definition
A bone marrow-based plasma cell neoplasm characterized by a serum monoclonal protein and skeletal destruction with osteolytic lesions, pathological fractures, bone pain, hypercalcemia, and anemia. Clinical variants include non-secretory myeloma, smoldering myeloma, indolent myeloma, and plasma cell leukemia. (WHO, 2001)
Genetic basis
Yes
Non-human condition
No
Rare disease
Yes
Listing at source
Listed
Condition name
Plasma cell myeloma
Therapeutic area
Immunology

  • plasma cell myeloma
  • Kahler disease
  • Kahler's disease
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • medullary plasmacytoma
  • multiple myeloma
  • multiple myeloma, resistance to, Somatic mutation
  • multiple myeloma, susceptibility to, Somatic mutation
  • multiple myeloma/plasma cell myeloma
  • myeloid neoplasm of plasma cell
  • myeloma
  • myeloma, multiple
  • myeloma, plasma cell, malignant
  • myelomatosis
  • plasma cell myeloid neoplasm
  • plasma cell myeloma
  • myeloma - multiple

Severity
Severe

  • Hematology
  • Immunology
  • Oncology

MONDO ID
Parent condition
MONDO:0000621

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