Two months after the bone scan, CT-guided biopsy of the thoracic spine lesion confirmed plasmacytoma, which was negative for CD20 but positive for CD79a with lambda light chain restriction.

Meera Shah, from Hertfordshire, was diagnosed with a solitary bone plasmacytoma in 2011. It progressed to myeloma in 2018 and the new mum felt it was important to share her diagnosis with others.

Multiple myeloma is part of the spectrum of diseases ranging from MGUS to plasma cell leukemia, and similar to MGUS, is characterized by proliferation of a plasma cell clone and subsequent ...

The book covers all myeloma subtypes and related disorders, including amyloidosis, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, plasmacytoma, MGUS, and POEMS syndrome. "The book covers all aspects of the management ...

It is important to note that multiple myeloma can also lead to the development of other related conditions, such as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), plasmacytoma ...

Medical treatment is initially based upon the use of corticosteroids to treat the inflammatory process. Ordinarily, this is given in the form of high-dose prednisone or equivalent steroids ...