multiple myeloma

(noun)

A cancer of the white blood cells.

Related Terms

Examples of multiple myeloma in the following topics:

  • Immunodeficiencies

    • Immunodeficiency often affects multiple components, with notable examples including severe combined immunodeficiency (which is primary) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (which is secondary).
    • This includes many types of cancer, particularly those of the bone marrow and blood cells (those with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, etc.), and certain chronic infections.

  • Spinal Cord Compression

    • Tumors that commonly cause cord compression are lung cancer (non-small cell type), breast cancer, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, thyroid cancer, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.

  • Bone Scans

    • The bone scan is not sensitive to osteoporosis or multiple myeloma in bones, and, therefore, other techniques must be used to assess bone abnormalities from these diseases.

  • Bone Marrow Examination

    • Bone marrow examination is used in the diagnosis of a number of conditions, including leukemia, multiple myeloma, anemia, and pancytopenia.

  • Motor Units

    • There are often multiple sizes of motor unit within a motor pool as a means of modulating the precision and force produced by a single muscle.
    • These multiple motor units of different sizes within a motor pool allow for very fine control of force either spatially or temporally.

  • Serial and Parallel Processing

    • Serial memory processing compares a memory to a target stimulus, while parallel processing carries out multiple operations simultaneously.
    • Parallel processing is the ability to carry out multiple operations or tasks simultaneously.

  • Divisions of the Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular

    • While some consider certain structures to be a single bone with multiple parts, others may see it as a single part with multiple bones.

  • Edema

    • Causes of edema which are generalized to the whole body can cause edema in multiple organs and peripherally.
    • Causes of edema which are generalized to the whole body can cause edema in multiple organs and peripherally.

  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    • It is characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma leading to impaired gas exchange with concomitant systemic release of inflammatory mediators causing inflammation, hypoxemia, and frequently resulting in multiple organ failure.
    • The evolution towards shock and/or multiple organ failure follows paths analogous to the pathophysiology of sepsis.

  • Polycystic Kidney Disease

    • PKD is characterized by the presence of multiple cysts (hence, "polycystic"), typically in both kidneys.
    • ADPKD is characterized by progressive cyst development and bilaterally enlarged kidneys with multiple cysts.