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stage III multiple myeloma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008158

A relatively large number of cancer cells have spread throughout the body. There may be one or more of the following: 1) a decrease in the number of red blood cells, causing anemia; 2) the amount of calcium in the blood is very high, because the bones are being damaged; 3) more than three bone tumors (plasmacytomas) are found; or 4) high levels of M protein are found in the blood or urine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008158
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008158",
  "term": "stage III multiple myeloma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A relatively large number of cancer cells have spread throughout the body. There may be one or more of the following: 1) a decrease in the number of red blood cells, causing anemia; 2) the amount of calcium in the blood is very high, because the bones are being damaged; 3) more than three bone tumors (plasmacytomas) are found; or 4) high levels of M protein are found in the blood or urine.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/stage-iii-multiple-myeloma/"
}

Record 15,508 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.