Research Article
Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Analysis of Multiple Myeloma with Extramedullary Disease: A SEER-Based Study
Table 2
Distribution of the study population according to extramedullary sites.
| | Extramedullary sites | Number | Percentage (%) |
| Total | | 155 | 100 |
| EMD-B | | 99 | 63.90 | Appendicular skeleton | 17 | 10.97 | Long bones of upper limb, scapula, and associated joints | 8 | 5.16 | Short bones of upper limb and associated joints | 1 | 0.65 | Long bones of lower limb and associated joints | 8 | 5.16 | Axial skeleton | 82 | 52.90 | Bones of skull and face and associated joints | 7 | 4.52 | Mandible | 1 | 0.65 | Rib, sternum, clavicle, and associated joints | 19 | 12.26 |
| Spine | Vertebral column | 25 | 16.13 | Pelvic bones, sacrum, coccyx, and associated joints | 13 | 8.39 | Other unspecified sites | 17 | 10.97 |
| EMD-S | | 56 | 36.10 | Head and neck | 9 | 5.81 | Lung | 10 | 6.45 | Liver and pancreas | 7 | 4.52 | Gastrointestinal tract | 7 | 4.52 | Retroperitoneum | 2 | 1.29 | Skin, connective, subcutaneous, and soft tissue | 18 | 11.61 | Other organs | 3 | 1.94 |
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