Create a summary document on myeloma diagnosis and staging I can share with colleagues
Create a summary document on multiple myeloma diagnosis and staging I can share with colleagues
"multiple myeloma" AND "diagnosis" AND "staging"
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis Staging
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| Section | Content |
|---|---|
| 1. Overview & Epidemiology | Incidence, demographics, racial disparities (US 2024 data) |
| 2. Pathogenesis | Molecular drivers (IgH translocations, IL-6, RANKL), bone/renal/immune consequences |
| 3. Disease Spectrum | MGUS → SMM → Active MM → Plasmacytoma with clear management cues |
| 4. Diagnostic Criteria | Full IMWG 2014 criteria: CRAB criteria table + SLiM biomarker table |
| 5. Diagnostic Workup | Bone marrow (IHC/flow), paraprotein studies (SPEP, SIFE, FLC), labs, imaging (WBLDCT, PET-CT, MRI) |
| 6. Staging | ISS table, R-ISS table (current standard), cytogenetic risk stratification by FISH/DNA sequencing |
| 7. Smoldering MM Risk | 3-factor risk model; progression thresholds |
| 8. Clinical Features | System-by-system table with frequency data |
| 9. Differential Diagnosis | MGUS, Waldenström's, AL amyloidosis, bone mets, POEMS, plasmacytoma |
| 10. Response Criteria | IMWG response categories from sCR → MRD-negative → PD |