Figure 3.
Survival on the basis of number of features at presentation in 99 patients.
MS, median survival; Pts, patients. Bardwick-5 includes polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal plasma cell disorder, and skin changes. Mayo-9 includes all the features of Bardwick-5 as well as sclerotic bone lesions, Castleman’s disease, extravascular volume overload, and papilledema.
This research was originally published in Blood.
Dispenzieri et al. POEMS Syndrome: Definitions and Long-term Outcome. Blood. 2003;101:2496–2506
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