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ArticleInternational journal of hematology2025

Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma at diagnosis and over the course of the disease.

Murad Guliyev, Ali Tunc, Umut Yılmaz, Selin Kucukyurt, Deniz Ozmen, Tugrul Elverdi, Ahmet Emre Eskazan, Muhlis Cem Ar, Yıldız Aydın, Ayse Salihoglu

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Article in International journal of hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Murad GuliyevDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ali TuncDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Umut YılmazDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Selin KucukyurtDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Deniz OzmenDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tugrul ElverdiDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Emre EskazanDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Muhlis Cem ArDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yıldız AydınDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ayse SalihogluDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey. aysesalihoglu@hotmail.com.

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Abstract

Extramedullary disease (EMD) is an aggressive manifestation of multiple myeloma (MM) and is categorized into two distinct types: extramedullary-bone-related (EM-B) and extramedullary-extraosseous (EM-E). We aimed to investigate differences in the characteristics of disease and outcomes between these two types. This single-center, retrospective study included 132 patients with EMD who were diagnosed with MM between January 2010 and January 2020. Patients were divided into EM-B (n = 93) and EM-E (n = 39), and clinicopathological features and survival outcomes were analyzed. EMD was observed in 98 (74.2%) patients at initial diagnosis and in 34 (25.8%) during a relapse. EM-E was significantly associated with ≥ 2 involved sites, high bone marrow plasma cell percentage, high LDH and beta-2 microglobulin levels, anemia, and high-risk fluorescence in situ hybridization abnormalities compared to EM-B. Patients with EM-E had significantly shorter progression-free survival and overall survival than those with EM-B. Anemia, hypercalcemia, high LDH, EMD at relapse, ≥ 2 involved sites, and not receiving autologous stem cell transplantation were independent poor risk factors for survival. In conclusion, EMD is a heterogeneous entity, and this study demonstrated that patients with EM-E presented with different clinicopathological characteristics and had worse survival compared to those with EM-B.

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Multiple MyelomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesExtramedullary-bone relatedExtramedullary diseaseExtramedullary extraosseousMultiple myeloma

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