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Myeloma and plasmacytoma
What type of cancer is it?
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, and specifically each patient’s myeloma has arisen from one malignant clone, witnessed by the fact that the immunoglobulin secreted from that myeloma is identical from each cell; indeed, this is the best evidence in the subject of Oncology that cancer does have a single cell/clone origin.
In 56% the immunoglobulin is IgG, it is IgA in 27%, IgD in 1.5% and IgM in 0.2%. In 17% of cases, there is no whole immunoglobulin secreted but a Bence Jones protein is detectable in the urine.
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