Multiple Myeloma And Pain After Treatment In Remission

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Article updated and reviewed by Corey Cutler, MD MPH FRCP(C), Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on June 1, 2005.

Multiple Myeloma is a malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the bone marrow. The tumor, is composed of plasma cells, a component of the immune system. Multiple myeloma destroys osseous (bony) tissue, especially in flat bones, causing pain, fractures, and skeletal deformities.

Plasma cells produce proteins called immunoglobulins (antibodies) which...

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