To be diagnosed with multiple myeloma, you must meet a specific set of diagnostic criteria. There are many tests that help doctors make this diagnosis, such as lab, bone marrow, and imaging tests.

Multiple myeloma starts with genetic changes in plasma cells, which are not inherited but occur spontaneously. The condition progresses from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) ...

When you have multiple myeloma, infections are something you’ll need to watch out for. The disease and its treatment make infections more likely. If you get an infection, it’s also more likely to get ...

Multiple myeloma is a form of blood cancer that affects the plasma cells. In some cases, plasma cells gradually decline and cause a condition called hypogammaglobulinemia. Plasma cells are white blood ...

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Histopathological image of multiple myoloma. Smear preparation of bone marrow aspirate stained with May-Grünwald-Giemsa procedure. It doest not represent a histopathologic image but essentially helps ...