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 years60 (39–78)

Sex (male/female)16/11

Stage (Durie-Salmon)I1
IIA2
IIB1
IIIA19
IIIB4

Stage (ISS)I10
II10
III7

MM typeIgG16
IgA6
Light chain5

FISH resultdel(17p13)6
del(13q14)12
amp(1q21)12
(4;14)4
Not available6

Involved sites Soft tissues17
Lymph nodes3
Bone8
Abdominal cavity1
Pelvic area1