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Skeletal surveys in multiple myeloma

Radiologic-clinical correlation

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Thirty-three patients with multiple myeloma were studied with serial skeletal surveys, serum immunoglobulin levels, and postabsorptive urinary hydroxyproline (Spot-HYPRO) determinations. Twenty receiving chemotherapy were also followed with skeletal surveys in order to evaluate bone response to treatment. A close association was found between skeletal findings and changes in immunoglobulin levels with positive correlation in 71% of the patients. A similar association was found between skeletal disease and Spot-HYPRO level changes in 65%. Five of 12 patients (42%) with partial or complete clinical response to chemotherapy, demonstrated improvement in the appearance of skeletal lesions. Positive correlation between the roentgenographic changes and clinical markers of myeloma as well as therapeutic response, indicates that skeletal surveys are useful and effective in monitoring patients with multiple myeloma.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    J. I. Sebes M.D.

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    H. B. Niell M.D., G. M. A. Palmieri M.D. & T. J. Reidy M.D.

  3. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    H. B. Niell M.D., G. M. A. Palmieri M.D. & T. J. Reidy M.D.

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Sebes, J.I., Niell, H.B., Palmieri, G.M.A. et al. Skeletal surveys in multiple myeloma. Skeletal Radiol 15, 354–359 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00348861

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