definition
A malignant tumor of plasma cells usually arising in the bone marrow; characterized by diffuse involvement of the skeletal system, hyperglobulinemia, Bence-Jones proteinuria, and anemia.
synonyms
Plasmocytoma, Kahler's Disease, Plasmacytic Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma
UMLS
Disease, Kahler, Disease, Kahler-Bozzolo, KAHLER DISEASE, KAHLER-BOZZOLO DISEASE, Kahler's disease, Multiple Myeloma, Multiple Myelomas, Myeloma multiple, Myeloma plasma cell, Myeloma plasmacytic, MYELOMA, MULTIPLE, Myeloma, Plasma Cell, Myelomas, Multiple, Myelomas, Plasma Cell, Myelomata, multiple, Myelomatosis, MYELOMATOSIS MULTIPLE, neoplasm, plasma cell, Plasma cell myeloma, Plasma Cell Myelomas, plasma cell neoplasm, Plasmacytic myeloma