Clinical features of patients with MM
Patient no. . | Age at diagnosis, y/sex . | Paraprotein type . | Plasma cells in BM at diagnosis, % . | Stage (other organs involved) . | Source of samples . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62/F | IgG λ | 85 | IIIA (–) | PB |
| 2 | 62/F | IgG λ | 80 | IIIA (SNC, lung) | BM |
| 3 | 65/F | IgG λ | 40 | IIIA (osteolysis) | BM |
| 4 | 56/M | IgG κ | 99 | IIIA (–) | BM |
| 5 | 70/M | IgG λ | 3* | IIIA (pleural effusion, testis, osteolysis) | PE |
| 6 | 57/M | IgA κ | 25 | IIIA (pleural effusion, osteolysis) | PE |
| 7 | 68/M | IgG λ | 30 | IIIB (osteolysis, CRF, anemia) | BM |
Patient no. . | Age at diagnosis, y/sex . | Paraprotein type . | Plasma cells in BM at diagnosis, % . | Stage (other organs involved) . | Source of samples . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62/F | IgG λ | 85 | IIIA (–) | PB |
| 2 | 62/F | IgG λ | 80 | IIIA (SNC, lung) | BM |
| 3 | 65/F | IgG λ | 40 | IIIA (osteolysis) | BM |
| 4 | 56/M | IgG κ | 99 | IIIA (–) | BM |
| 5 | 70/M | IgG λ | 3* | IIIA (pleural effusion, testis, osteolysis) | PE |
| 6 | 57/M | IgA κ | 25 | IIIA (pleural effusion, osteolysis) | PE |
| 7 | 68/M | IgG λ | 30 | IIIB (osteolysis, CRF, anemia) | BM |
Stage was determined according to the Durie-Salmon staging system
PE indicates pleural effusion; CRF, chronic renal failure
Patient with an initial presentation of extramedullary myeloma (testis)