MULTIPLE MYELOMA: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT IN A SERIES OF 57 CASES
Authors: J J KENNY, W C MOLONEY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 June 1957MULTIPLE MYELOMA: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT IN A SERIES OF 57 CASESJOHN J. KENNY, M.D., WILLIAM C. MOLONEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN J. KENNY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM C. MOLONEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-6-1079 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMultiple myeloma, once considered an extremely rare disease, has been diagnosed with increasing frequency during the last decade. Whether this has been due to an actual increased incidence or to improved clinical and laboratory recognition is not known. Usually the diagnosis of multiple myeloma is not difficult, but the disease may be at times an obscure and insidious one. 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DOMZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Plasma-Cell Myeloma 1 June 1957Volume 46, Issue 6Page: 1079-1091KeywordsAdrenocorticotropic hormoneAnemiaChemotherapyClinical laboratoriesHematology and oncologyMedical servicesMultiple myelomaProteinsProteinuriaResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...