Bone marrow percentage of plasma cells in the staging of monoclonal gammopathies
Vercelli, D.; Di Guglielmo, R.; Guidi, G.; Scolari, L.; Buricchi, L.; Cozzolino, F.
Nouvelle Revue Francaise d'Hematologie 22(2): 139-145
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-4810 PMID: 7422542 Document Number: 164039
In the present study, the relationships between percentage of bone marrow plasma cells (BMP%), tumor cell mass, stage, and survival are statistically analyzed in a large number (90) of monoclonal gammopathies (MG). Though BMP% has not been included among the criteria for the staging of multiple myeloma, our results indicate that the above mentioned parameters correlate at highly significant degrees. BMP% is therefore proposed as a new, useful parameter in the staging of MG.