Myeloma Symptoms

Myeloma is a relatively common disease. This disease mainly originates from the malignant tumor of plasma cells in the bone marrow. The harm caused by this disease is quite serious, so everyone must pay attention to it. If the disease is not treated in its early stages, it may metastasize in its later stages, which can cause greater harm to your health.

If we know some of the symptoms of myeloma, we can detect the presence of the disease in time, which is very helpful for treatment. Knowing more about diseases can also protect your health, so everyone should carefully read the following knowledge.

1. Symptoms:

① Bone pain or lumps in the corresponding bones ② Dizziness, fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, etc., which appear in many patients at the onset of the disease and gradually worsen, and are more serious in the late stages. ③ Lung and urinary tract infections, manifested by cough, sputum, or even difficulty breathing or frequent, urgent, painful urination accompanied by fever. ④ Bleeding symptoms such as nose bleeding or hematuria. ⑤Chronic kidney disease or renal failure occurs in half of the patients, sometimes appearing very early and being misdiagnosed as chronic nephritis.

2. Physical signs: Percussion pain and compression pain in the bones of the affected area increase. In anemia, the lips, conjunctiva and face become pale. When there is a bleeding tendency, painful spots may appear on the skin, or blood blisters may appear on the tongue or oral mucosa.

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1. Bone marrow image shows abnormal plasma cells > 10% in the bone marrow.

2. X-ray examination of bones: ① Extensive osteoporosis. ② Focal osteolytic lesions ③ Pathological fractures. Osteolytic lesions are common in the skull, pelvis, spine, ribs, long bones of the femur, and proximal humerus. It often appears as multiple round or oval perforated defects of varying sizes with clear edges and no new bone formation around them. The most typical pathological fracture is the compression fracture of the spine.

3. Immunological examination: The corresponding monoclonal immunoglobulins, IgG, IgA, IgM, IgD, and IgE are elevated.

Through this article, we have introduced information about the symptoms of spinal cord tumors. I hope that after reading it, you will have a better understanding of the symptoms of spinal cord tumors. Don’t think that some tumor-like diseases are very scary. As long as they are treated in the early stages, the treatment effect is still very objective. It is also very beneficial to know more about the disease.