What are the three stages of multiple myeloma?
Stages
- Durie-Salmon Staging. In this system, there are three stages of myeloma: Stage I, Stage II, and Stage III.
- International Staging System (ISS)
- Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)
- Asymptomatic (smoldering/indolent) myeloma.
- Symptomatic (active) myeloma.
What is Extraosseous disease?
A rare, fast-growing type of cancer that is made up of bone and cartilage cells, and forms in soft tissue near bones. It usually occurs in the thigh, buttock, shoulder, or trunk (chest and abdomen).
How long can you have myeloma without knowing?
Some people have multiple myeloma for months or years before they even know they’re sick. This earliest phase is called smoldering multiple myeloma. When you have it, you won’t have any symptoms, but your test results will show: At least 10% to 59% of your bone marrow is made up of cancerous plasma cells.
What is myeloma bone pain like?
Bone pain. Multiple myeloma can cause pain in affected bones – usually the back, ribs or hips. The pain is frequently a persistent dull ache, which may be made worse by movement.
Is multiple myeloma a terminal illness?
Unfortunately, though, myeloma is currently an incurable (terminal) cancer.
What does increased soft tissue density mean?
Soft tissue density refers to how closely packed the cells of your tissues are. If your soft tissue, such as your breast, is dense, a biopsy will help determine if the tumor is cancerous or not.
What is the first stage of myeloma?
This earliest phase is called smoldering multiple myeloma. When you have it, you won’t have any symptoms, but your test results will show: At least 10% to 59% of your bone marrow is made up of cancerous plasma cells. You have the abnormal antibodies that myeloma cells make in your blood or urine.