1Department of Hematology and Blood Bank, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Pakistan, Karachi
Abstract
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
Sultan, S., Irfan, S., Parveen, S., Ali, H., & Basharat, M. (2016). Multiple Myeloma: a Retrospective Analysis of 61 Patients from a Tertiary Care Center. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(4), 1833-1835.
MLA
Sadia Sultan; Syed Mohammed Irfan; Saira Parveen; Hamza Ali; Maria Basharat. "Multiple Myeloma: a Retrospective Analysis of 61 Patients from a Tertiary Care Center". Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17, 4, 2016, 1833-1835.
HARVARD
Sultan, S., Irfan, S., Parveen, S., Ali, H., Basharat, M. (2016). 'Multiple Myeloma: a Retrospective Analysis of 61 Patients from a Tertiary Care Center', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(4), pp. 1833-1835.
VANCOUVER
Sultan, S., Irfan, S., Parveen, S., Ali, H., Basharat, M. Multiple Myeloma: a Retrospective Analysis of 61 Patients from a Tertiary Care Center. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2016; 17(4): 1833-1835.
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