What difficulties can we encounter in the diagnosis of plasma cell myeloma?

Unlabelled: Plasma cell myeloma is a cancer originating from plasmocytes. This disease is characterized by a bone marrow infiltration by plasmocytes, which produce monoclonal immunoglobulin or light chains of immunoglobulins (so-called M-protein) and release cytokines stimulating bone destruction. It represents 1% of all neoplasms and 10-15% of haematological neoplasms.

Therapy-related peripheral neuropathy in multiple myeloma patients.

This review discusses the most common issues concerning multiple myeloma (MM)-related peripheral neuropathy (PN). This is an important MM complication, observed in up to 54% of newly diagnosed patients, caused by the disease itself or its treatment. Although its aetiology is largely unknown, a number of mechanisms are suspected.

[Treatment of mandibular fractures in patients at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital in Lublin in the years 1988-1997].

Between 1988-1997 in the Department of Dental and Maxillo-facial Surgery of Medical University in Lublin there were applied three types of fixation of mandible bone fracture. Depending on the kind of fracture and teeth condition with 692 (i.e.

[Mandibular fractures--retrospective study].

Between the years 1988 and 1997 1222 patients with mandible fractures were treated in the Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery at Medical University in Lublin. Majority of them were male patients aged 19-40. In most cases fractures were caused by assault (55%) and traffic accidents (29.

[Symptoms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction in patients treated for the condylar fractures].

124 patients at the age of 7 to 70 years with condylar fractures were treated in the Department of Dental and Maxillo-Facial Surgery in the years 1992-96. The authors carried out control clinical examinations and the radiographic investigations in 42 patients treated conservatively. Late results of treatment were assessed after 5 since post fracture.