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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > noninfectious diseases > neoplasms > lymphoma > plasmacytoma > myeloma
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > noninfectious diseases > neoplasms > lymphoma > plasmacytoma > myeloma
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > lymphatic diseases > lymphoma > plasmacytoma > myeloma
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > lymphatic diseases > lymphoma > plasmacytoma > myeloma
Preferred Term:

myeloma

Definition:
A malignancy of mature plasma cells engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. It is characterized by hyperglobulinemia, excess Bence-Jones proteins (free monoclonal immunoglobin light chains) in the urine, skeletal destruction, bone pain, and fractures.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plasmacytoma
Entry Terms:
  • plasma cell myeloma
  • multiple myeloma
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/53703
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30
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