CHAPTER 21

Chapter 21 - Multiple myeloma and related disorders



Chapter 21 - Multiple myeloma and related disorders

Chapter21 i.e. Multiple myeloma and related disorders discuss the issue of the tumor of plasma cells and the associated disorders. The chapter has discussed the tumor in exceptional detail. The fundamental concepts are summarized below.

The term paraproteinaemia refers to the presence of a monoclonal immunoglobulin band in serum and reflects the synthesis of immunoglobulin from a single clone of plasma cells. This may occur as a primary neoplastic disease or secondary to an underlying benign or neoplastic disease affecting the immune system. Multiple myeloma (myelomatosis) ...