Is Plasmacytoma An Early Stage Of MM
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Yes @A MyMyelomaTeam Member
The bone was so eaten from the inside that it was soft and spongy.
MARK Is that why you had the surgery you had on your shoulder?
I have cancer in my left humerus just learning.
I had a plasmacytoma and didn’t know it until MM was full blown and raging. Pain in the shoulder for years on and off confirmed by painful biopsy.
I can’t say if yours will develop further. There must be statistics showing how many turn into MM and those that don’t.
Continued monitoring will result in proper treatment so at this point just take it day by day. Suffice it to say that it’s all treatable. And that’s the good news!
Plasmacytoma and multiple myeloma (MM) are related but distinct conditions. Plasmacytoma involves a single mass of abnormal plasma cells, usually in the bone or soft tissue, and does not necessarily mean that a person has multiple myeloma. However, having a plasmacytoma, especially a bone plasmacytoma, does increase the Show Full Answer
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