NALT

Preferred term

myeloma

Topic

A malignancy of mature plasma cells engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. It is characterized by hyperglobulinemia, excess Bence-Jones proteins (free monoclonal immunoglobin light chains) in the urine, skeletal destruction, bone pain, and fractures.

plasmacytoma

multiple myeloma
plasma cell myeloma

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

24599

Spanish

mieloma

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/53703

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 11/30/12