Research Article
Extramedullary Manifestation in Multiple Myeloma Bears High Incidence of Poor Cytogenetic Aberration and Novel Agents Resistance
Table 1
Clinical and FISH data of MM patients with EMD at initial diagnosis.
| | | 27 |
| Age (median) range in years | | 60 (39–78) |
| Sex (male/female) | | 16/11 |
| Stage (Durie-Salmon) | I | 1 | IIA | 2 | IIB | 1 | IIIA | 19 | IIIB | 4 |
| Stage (ISS) | I | 10 | II | 10 | III | 7 |
| MM type | IgG | 16 | IgA | 6 | Light chain | 5 |
| FISH result | del(17p13) | 6 | del(13q14) | 12 | amp(1q21) | 12 | (4;14) | 4 | Not available | 6 |
| Involved sites | Soft tissues | 17 | Lymph nodes | 3 | Bone | 8 | Abdominal cavity | 1 | Pelvic area | 1 |
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