Some clinical and paraclinical features in 15 patients with the multiple myeloma in Friendship Hospital during 1980-1992
- Author:
Tri Anh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
multiple myeloma
- MeSH:
Multiple Myeloma;
X-Rays;
diagnosis
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2001;263(9):119-123
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From the clinical and laboratory documents of the patients with multiple myeloma, the authors had drawn some conclusions. Most patients are from 45 to 59 years old (60%). The first clinical symptoms often seen are bone pain and anemia. Plasma cell is proliferated (in 93% of cases) and dominates the growth of other blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes). The immuno-electro phoresis X-rays... were found. Bence-Jones protein in the urine was positive in 27% of cases
