Plasma Cell Myeloma-Induced Bone DiseaseNCIt concept
Preferred Label : Plasma Cell Myeloma-Induced Bone Disease;
NCIt synonyms : MBD; Myeloma Bone Disease; Multiple Myeloma-Induced Bone Disease;
NCIt definition : Bone infiltration by malignant plasma cells in patients with history of plasma cell
myeloma. Bone involvement occurs in approximately eighty percent of newly diagnosed
symptomatic plasma cell myeloma patients. The axial skeleton, particularly the spine,
and the proximal long bones are the most commonly affected bone sites. It results
in osteolytic bone lesions, widespread osteopenia, and compression fractures.;