Thank you Dr. Michael Ayoub for an excellent presentation on Multiple Myeloma

Teaching Points:

• Multiple myeloma is a proliferation of a plasma cell population
• Dx with bone marrow biopsy or plasmacytoma AND evidence of end-organ damage
• End organ damage: hyeprcalcemia, renal insufficiency, anemia, bone lesions (CRAB)
• Hypervisosity syndrome
  • Occurs in 2-6% of multiple myeloma
  • IgM more frequently involved than IgG or IgA
  • Treatment is plasmapheresis

Power Point: Morning Report 9-26-16

Further Reading: 
Recent advances in understanding multiple myeloma