Multiple Myeloma (Part 1) - Update on Epidemiology, Diagnostic Criteria, Systemic Treatment and Prognosis

Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy characterized by unregulated and clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow; these cells produce and secrete an anomalous monoclonal immunoglobulin, or a fragment of this, called M protein. The clinical manifestations of MM re...

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Main Authors: Alex Guedes, Ricardo Gehrke Becker, Luiz Eduardo Moreira Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2023-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162023000300361&lng=en&tlng=en