Abstract
Background: Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell dyscrasia which is characterised by bone marrow plasmacytosis. Multiple myeloma causes 1 % of all cancer deaths in western population.
Objectives
- To describe the various morphological types of myeloma in bone marrow examination and its kappa and lambda expression
- To assess the microvessel density using CD 34 in the bone marrow biopsy of patients with multiple myeloma
Methods
Study Design: Descriptive study
Study Population: Study sample includes all the cases of multiple myeloma received in the Department of Pathology during the study period.
Sample Size: 64
Sampling Procedure: Continuous sampling
Results: In our study, myeloma with plasma cell morphology constituted 57.82% and plasmablastic morphology constituted 42.18 %. A high microvessel density above the cut off value was seen in 28 cases (43.75 %) and a low MVD in 36 cases (56.25 %).In all the cases monoclonality was proved by kappa and lambda light chain restriction. In the present study, plasmablastic morphology was found to have a higher microvessel density compared to plasmacytic type. It was also suggested that a higher microvessel density was seen in cases with plasma cell percentage of more than 50 % and diffuse plasma cell infiltration in the bone marrow.
Conclusion: Statistically significant association was detected between microvessel density and the plasma cell morphology. Microvessel density was found to be higher with plasma cell morphology.
Keywords: Multiple myeloma; microvessel density (MVD); kappa and lambda.
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Corresponding Author
Sheeja S
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Govt. Medical College Kottayam, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i2.167
