ArticleDiagnostic pathology2024
Bone marrow fibrosis in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and its correlation with clinicopathological factors.
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- Clinical pathological features and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma initially diagnosed by bone marrow biopsy in patients presenting with peripheral blood cytopenia.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026Article
- Clinicopathological Features and Prognostic Differences Between Primary and Relapsed or Refractory Extramedullary Multiple Myeloma.Cancer management and research · 2026Article
- Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score Incorporating CRP/Albumin Ratio and LDH Levels as Prognostic Indicators in Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Retrospective Study.Cancer management and research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundBone marrow fibrosis (BMF) severely impacts both the quality of life and the efficacy of diagnostic procedures. However, the correlation between BMF and clinicopathological features, cytogenetic changes, and prognosis of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) remains unclear. This study determined the incidence, patient characteristics, and clinical outcomes of patients with NDMM with BMF.
methodsThe clinical data, histological features, and clinical outcomes of patients with NDMM were collected. Reticular fiber staining was performed on the enrolled cases, and the degree of reticular fiber overgrowth was graded. Patients with MF-2 and MF-3 were classified as the BMF+ group, and those with MF-0 and MF-1 were classified as the BMF- group, and BMF incidence was calculated. The differences in clinical data, histological features, and clinical outcomes between the BMF+ group and the BMF- group were compared.
resultsA consecutive series of 146 patients with NDMM were included. The incidence of MF-0, MF-1, MF-2, and MF-3 was 7.53% (11/146), 34.93% (51/146), 51.37% (75/146), and 6.16% (9/146), respectively. The incidence of BMF-MF-2 and MF-3-was 57.53% (84/146). A significant correlation was identified between the pattern of infiltration and BMF (P < 0.001). In the BMF- group, the distribution of cases with interstitial, nodular, and diffuse infiltration of plasma cells was 16 (25.8%), 21 (33.9%), and 25 (40.3%), respectively. Conversely, in the BMF+ group, these values for interstitial, nodular, and diffuse tumor cells were 9 (10.7%), 15 (17.9%), and 60 (71.4%). Furthermore, BMF was associated with a diffuse infiltration pattern. The overall survival (OS) of the BMF+ group (39.1 months; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 34.0-44.3) was lower than that of the BMF- group (45.4 months; 95% CI: 39.5-51.3), but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.221). Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that the BMF+ status was not associated with OS in patients with NDMM (P = 0.381 and P = 0.748, respectively).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that BMF is linked to a diffuse infiltration pattern, and its occurrence is not related to the prognosis of patients with NDMM, providing a basis for further exploring the BMF value in NDMM diagnosis and treatment.
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