NCIt related terms : Smoldering Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Myeloma;
NCIt definition : Multiple myeloma lacking clinical manifestations and organ impairment.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A very slow-growing type of myeloma in which abnormal plasma cells (a type
of white blood cell) make too much of a single type of monoclonal antibody (a protein).
This protein builds up in the blood or is passed in the urine. Patients with smoldering
myeloma usually have no symptoms, but need to be checked often for signs of progression
to fully developed multiple myeloma.;