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Preferred term

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An asymptomatic and slow-growing PLASMA CELL dyscrasia characterized by presence of MYELOMA PROTEINS and clonal bone marrow plasma cells without end-organ damage (e.g., renal impairment). It is distinguished from MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE by a much higher risk of progression to symptomatic MULTIPLE MYELOMA.

Entry terms

  • Asymptomatic Multiple Myeloma
  • Smoldering Myeloma

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PX4XQ9MH-L

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