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Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms PDQ
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Multiple myeloma is a systemic malignancy of plasma cells that is highly treatable but rarely curable. It is potentially curable when it presents as a solitary plasmacytoma of bone or as an extramedullary plasmacytoma. The median survival in the prechemotherapy era was about 7 months. After the introduction of chemotherapy, prognosis improved significantly with a median survival of 24 to 30 months and a 10-year survival of 3%.
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Institution: National Cancer Institute
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- - OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Orthopaedic Oncology: Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms: Bone Neoplasms: Plasmacytoma
- - OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Orthopaedic Oncology: Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms: Bone Neoplasms: Plasmacytoma: Multiple Myeloma
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Added: Tue Jul 10 2007