TY - JOUR ID - 32318 TI - Multiple Myeloma: a Retrospective Analysis of 61 Patients from a Tertiary Care Center JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Sultan, Sadia AU - Irfan, Syed Mohammed AU - Parveen, Saira AU - Ali, Hamza AU - Basharat, Maria AD - 1Department of Hematology and Blood Bank, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Pakistan, Karachi AD - Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 17 IS - 4 SP - 1833 EP - 1835 DO - N2 - Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is an acquired clonal B-cell malignancy which primarily affects elderly individuals with an annual incidence of approximately 1% of all malignancies. Our aim is to study demographic and clinicopathological features of adult Pakistani MM patients at presentation. Materials and Methods: This single centre retrospective study extended from January 2010 to December 2014. Data were retrieved from the patients' maintained records on predetermined performa. Results: Overall, 61 patients were diagnosed at our institution with MM during the study period. There were 43 males and 18 females. Age ranged between 34 and 81 years with a mean of 56.112.8 and a median of 57 years. The male to female ratio was ~2:1. Common presenting complaints included fatigue (81.9%), backache (80.3%) and bone pain (67.2%). Physical findings revealed pallor (44.2%) as a presenting clinical feature. The mean hemoglobin value was 8.91.7g/dl with a mean MCV of 85.311.0 fl. Severe anemia with hemoglobin UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_32318.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_32318_84cb5b606e511878afcfbe20b9116d0b.pdf ER -