Multiple Myeloma and Waldenstroms-Parks Flashcards
What kind of neoplasm is multiple myeloma?
B cell neoplasma of older people
What is the median age of multiple myeloma?
70 years old
What is the manifestations of multiple myelom?
osteolytic bone lesions
In multiple myeloma, you commonly see (blank) in the serum
monocolonal protein with monoclonal light chains in the urine (bence jones protein)
In multiple myeloma, you will have increased osteoclast activity that results in (Blank)
hypercalcemia
Multiple myeloma will inhibit osteoblasts via (blank) and increase osteoclast activity via (blank)
DKK1
RANKL
Osteoprogenin (which stimulats osteoclast activity) is secreted by osteoblasts and bone marrow stem cells. It is degraded by (blank) receptors expressed on myeloma plasma B cells
CD138
you get lots of (blank) in multiple myeloma do to osteolytic lesions
fractures
In veterbral body you can get (blank) fractures-> the patients lose height, cause back pain, -> suspect myeloma
compression
How do you do immunoelectrophoresis?
you first electrophorese both serum then you but anti IgG into center well
What will the immunoelectrophoresis look like in multiple myeloma?
Normally you get an array of different clones but with myeloma you have mono clony so instead of getting an array of imungolobulins attaching, you will only have one antibody.
Most myelomas are (blank) and (blank)
IgG and IgA
Most myelomas are (blank) and (Blank)
IgG and IgA
IgD and IgE are found in some myelomas but typically these are associated with (blank)
Waldersontrons macroglobulenemia
Do you ever get IgM myeloma?
very rarely
In (blank) it involves a heavy chain and a light chain
multiple myeloma
Patients with myeloma frequently get (blank)
infections
What organisms cause infections associated with mutiple myeloma?
strep pneumonia, H influenze, N meningitidis
What do the malignant plasma cells associated with multiple myeloma suppress?
the normal good plasma cells so that normal cells cannot secrete immunoglobulin.
**since you dont have Ig you get bacterial infections
Can you test for myeloma in urine? Why?
yes
light chains can be filtered by kidneys, heavy chains cannot so you can find monoclonal light chains in urine (either kappa or lambda)
light chains are also called (blank) and they are toxic to the (blank)
bence jones proteins
tubular lining cells of the kidney
so people w/ multiple myeloma have kidney failure
Renal failure occurs in (blank) percent of myelomas
25
Renal disease occurs in over (blank) percent of myelomas
50
What does hypercalcemia do to your tubular lining cells?
affects them an can cause kidney stones