title: Acute myeloma.
abstract: This patient had an acute onset of myeloma, with hypercalcemia, a high M-component in the plasma, Bence Jones proteinuria, and 37% plasma cells in the bone marrow sample. After melphalan treatment (210 mg totally) he seems to have a complete cure, with total disappearance of the M-component, Bence Jones proteinuria, myeloma cells, hypercalcemia and elevated ESR for almost three years.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001536:Bence Jones Protein / Q000652:urine; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D009194:Myeloma Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D010950:Plasma Cells
chemical_list: D009194:Myeloma Proteins; D001536:Bence Jones Protein