[Jerry Kotkowski]

MGUS or smoldering multiple myeloma?

by Jerry Kotkowski on Tue Apr 07, 2015 7:58 pm

Bone marrow biopsy (BMB) results were 6% plasma cells from aspirate and 5-10% from the core sample. Do you think this is MGUS or smoldering multiple myeloma?

Most criteria I have seen says > or = 10 % is smoldering myeloma, but what if you are given a range of 5-10 %.

This was also the second reading of the same slides and the first report only said 2% from aspirate.

[Dr. Jason Valent]

Re: MGUS or smoldering multiple myeloma?

by Dr. Jason Valent on Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:10 pm

MGUS. Generally the range of 5-10% means the average is somewhere in between.

[Jerry Kotkowski]

Re: MGUS or smoldering multiple myeloma?

by Jerry Kotkowski on Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:36 pm

Thank you Dr.Valent. That's the answer I was hoping for.

[Toni]

Re: MGUS or smoldering multiple myeloma?

by Toni on Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:33 pm

Glad you asked Jerry! Now we know for sure