Immunoglobulin D (IgD) myeloma represents an uncommon subtype of multiple myeloma (MM), accounting for 1–2% of cases. Subjects affected by IgD MM have been demonstrated to have an inferior outcome...
Multiple myeloma ( MM ), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma , is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibodies. Often, no symptoms...
In this small study at a single center in Korea, patients with IgD MM had poorer outcomes after ASCT than did patients with other MM subtypes. Immunoglobulin (Ig) D multiple myeloma (MM)...
The diagnosis of myeloma depends on three main findings: Unusually large amounts of monoclonal protein (called an “M spike”) · Monoclonal proteins can be either intact monoclonal immunoglobulins or immunoglobulin light chains (Bence Jones proteins) found in the blood and/or urine. Evidence of end-organ damage as defined by the CRAB criteria · If there are not CRAB signs and/or symptoms, 60% plasma cells in the bone marrow indicates a diagnosis.
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In honor of Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month, Patient Power answers the question, “Are there different types of multiple myeloma?” Types of multiple myeloma include IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE, IgM, and lig...
Immunoglobulin (Ig) D multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for 2% of all MM cases and has been reported to be associated with poor prognosis compared with other MM subtypes. The aim of the present study...
To check if you have a cancer called multiple myeloma, your doctor may ask you to get a test for M protein. If the substance shows up in your blood or urine, it's a sign you might have that disease or another condition. M proteins go by a lot of different names. You may hear your doctor call them "monoclonal " proteins. They're also called monoclonal immunoglobulin, mylenoma, M spike, or paraprotein. Whatever their name, they're made in your bone marrow, the spongy tissue in the middle of many b...
If symptoms suggest a person might have multiple myeloma, blood and urine tests, bone x-rays, and other tests might be done. Learn more here.
Abstract in English, Chinese Objective: To explore the clinical features, prognosis and survival of patients with IgD multiple myeloma (MM). Methods: The clinical data of 20 patients with...