11/9 - Hematopoetic and Lymphoid System Flashcards
what are plasma cell tumors
- multiple myeloma
- plasmacytoma
what do B-cell proliferations in plasma cell neoplasma contain
neoplastic plasma cells that virtually always secrete monoclonal Ig or Ig fragments which serve as tumor markers and often have pathologic consequences
what is the most common and deadly of plasma cell neoplasms
multiple myeloma
difference between normal plasma and myeloma
normal (polyclonal) - lots of different types of whole antibodies
intact Ig myeloma (monoclonal) - whole Ab and excess light chains and too many of both
what makes up heavy chain of normal antibody
G, A, M, E, D
what makes up light chain of normal antibody
kappa, lambda
M proteins are also called what
Bence Jones
what is the monoconal Ig identified in the blood referred to as
M protieins (in reference to multiple myeloma)
where are M proteins restricted
plasma and extracellular fluid
when and where is bence jones/m proteins excreted
in urine in abscnce of glomerular damage
neoplastic cells synthesize excess what
light chains (kappa or lambda) along with complete Igs
light chains also excreted in urine also called what
bence jones proteins
what is plasma cell neoplasm commonly associated with lytic bone lesions, hypercalcemia,renal failure, and acquired immuneabnormalities
multiple myeloma
what is most dominated disease in multiple myeloma? where else seen
dominated: bone disease:
seen in lymph nodes and extranodal sites
who gets multiple myeloma
Incidence higher in men and people of African
descent
Peak age is 65-70 years
is multiple myeloma homo or heretrogenous
heterogenous
proliferation and survival of myseloma cells are dependent on what
dependent upon several cytokines, most notable IL-6, which is an important growth factor for plasma cells
what produces multiple myeloma
produced by tumor cells themselves and
by resident marrow stromal cells
[High OR low] serum levels of IL-6 in patients with active disease are associated with poor prognosis
HIGH
what cytokine is important in multiple myeloma
IL-6
- Usually present as destructive plasma cell
tumors involving the axial skeleton - Bones most affected are the vertebral
column, ribs, skull pelvis, femur, clavicle,
and scapula
multiple. myeloma
multiple myeloma bone lesions radiographically
Bone lesions appear radiographically as
punched-out defects, usually |-4 cm in
diameter
high levels of what in the blood of multiple myeloma patients
M protein
most characteristic symptom of multiple myeloma
Bone pain, particularly in the lumbar spine, is
the most characteristic presenting feature
symptoms of multiple myeloma
Hypercalcemia (C)
Renal dysfunction (R)
Anemia (A)
Bone pain with lytic lesions punched out lesions”(B)
common cause of death of multiple myeloma patients
Renal insufficiencies and failure are a common cause of death - kidneys become overburdened with the excess circulating light chain proteins of the tumor cells
what do multiple myeloma cells produce
produce abnormal clonal, complete or
incomplete, immunoglobulins which can be
detected in the blood and in the urine
in multiple myeloma, abnormal immunoglobulin, usually a light chain, was
previously referred to as ___
Bence-Jones protein
what suppress normal humoral immunity in multiple myeloma
neoplastic cells
oral manifestations of mulptiple myeloma
- Jaws involved in 30% of cases
- Jawbone pain and paresthesia
- Petechial hemorrhage of oral mucosa
- Bleeding tendency
- Infections
- Patients often on IV bisphosphonates- results in medication related osteonecrosis of bone (MRONJ)
- Prognosis depends on stage of disease
multiple myeloma treatment
what is unifocal, monoclonal, neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells that usually arise within bone?
plasmacytoma
are extramedullary lesions in plasmacytoma COMMON or UNCOMMON
uncommon