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Published on: November 8, 2016
[Follow-up of serum monoclonal gammopathy at Guadalajara Health Area]
M Batuecas Mohedano1, F Carballo Alvarez, L García Menéndez
1Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Ponferrada (León). miriambatuecas@hotmail.com
Objective:
To study the clinical course of patients with a serum monoclonal protein at Guadalajara Health Area.
Material And Methods:
Prospective study of 186 patients with a newly diagnosed monoclonal component. They have been collected during the years 1999 and 2000.
Results:
The cumulative transformation probability at 43 months was 4.99% for those patients whose monoclonal gammopathy was overlooked, and 2% at 23 months for patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. The cumulative probability of survival for patients with multiple myeloma was 66.7% at 21 months. The conditional mortality rate (patients/months) at 4 years due to haematological disease was 4.48 x 10(-4) for overlooked patients, 0 for diagnosed of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and 1.388 x 10(-2) for multiple myeloma diagnosed.
Discussion:
A non malignant M component must be followed up due to it could increase patients survival rate in relation with transformation in malignant disease.
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