Med. Pro Praxi 2009; 6(4): 197-199

Multiple myeloma - early diagnosis

MUDr. Jan Straub1, prof. MUDr. Zdeněk Adam CSc2, MUDr. Evľen Gregora3, prof. MUDr. Roman Hájek, CSc2, MUDr. Petr Kessler5,4, MUDr. Vladimír Maisnar Ph.D6, prof. MUDr. Vlastimil ©čudla CSc7, MUDr. Miroslava Schützová8, doc. MUDr. Ivan ©pička, CSc1
1 I. interní klinika - klinika hematologie VFN a 1. LF UK Praha
2 Interní hematoonkologická klinika LF MU a FN Brno
3 Oddělení klinické hematologie, Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, Praha
4 Odddělení hematologie a transfuziologie, Nemocnice Pelhřimov, p.o
5 Oddělení hematologie a transfuziologie, Nemocnice Pelhřimov, p.o
6 II. interní klinika, odd. klinické hematologie FN Hradec Králové
7 III. interní klinika FN a LF UP Olomouc
8 Hematologicko-onkologické oddělení, FN Plzeň

Multiple myeloma is one of the most frequent haematological malignancies. The prognosis of patients has substantially improved within

last decade. However, the early diagnosis is still a crucial factor for the patient´s prognosis. The CMG (Czech Myeloma Group) initiated the

early diagnosis program- „CRAB“ – in 2007. Program is focused on family physicians and key out-patients physicians responsible for

recognizing the symptoms related to MM. In 2007 46,5 % of patients was diagnosed late. Many patients had serious irreversible damage

iniatially (21 % of patients had neurologic deficiency, 36,8 % of patients had patologic fracture and 8,6 % of patients had renal failure

on haemodialysis). The first symptoms of MM are C (hyperCalcemia), R (Renal disorders), A (Anaemia), B (Bone lesions). Recommended

examinations at the level of primary care physicians: FW, blood count, total protein, calcium, ALP, urea, kreatinin, elektroforesis (in case

of suspicion for paraprotein immunofixation), chemical examination of urine – imunoelectrophoresis in case of proteinuria. Radiography:

simple X-ray examination of painful skeleton. Skeleton scintigraphy is not suitable for diagnosis myeloma.

Keywords: anaemia, multiple myeloma, osteolysis, paraprotein, early diagnosis.

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