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Plasmacytoma and multiple myeloma in Basrah province | ||
| The Medical Journal of Basrah University | ||
| Article 1, Volume 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 75-78 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2013.90719 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Jasim.M. AL-Diab; Osama G. AL-Asady; Salim L. AL-Saad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: to study trends of multiple myeloma and plasmacytoma in Basrah as a model of Asian countries and compare the results with those of western records. Methods: retrospective review of 102 cases of multiple myeloma and plasmacytoma of both sexes registered in Basrah through the years 1996-2010 regarding their demographic features the collected dated tabulated and analyzed. Results: a total of 102 patient, 62 males and 40 females with a median age for males 56 years and for females 55 years multiple myeloma represented 92.2% of total cases while plasmacytoma represented 7.8%. Conclusion: -Incidence rate of multiple myeloma and plsmacytoma in eastern countries seems comparable to incidence rate in eastern countries but the incidence is low when compared to western statistics. -Multiple myeloma and plasmacytoma showed no significant changes through the last 15 years. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| multiple myeloma; plasmacytoma; demographic features | ||
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